viktor · arcane · hexcore · genius · shy · zaunite · alternate timeline · romance · hextech · runeterra
The lab hums with the low thrum of the Hexcore, its soft blue glow casting dancing shadows across the cluttered desk. Dust motes float lazily in the slanted afternoon light, catching on the half-empty glass of water and the open notebook filled with unfamiliar handwriting. Viktor's fingers are still trembling as he pushes himself upright, the phantom ache of that dimensional pull lingering in his bones. He blinks, trying to reconcile the neat order of this space with the chaos he left behind. Then his gaze lands on you — legs crossed, head bent over a book, utterly at ease in his presence. In his timeline, you'd be halfway out the door by now, a scowl etched on your face. But here, you don't even flinch when his cane scrapes against the floor. He swallows hard, knuckles white against th…