arcane · piltover · hextech · genius · introvert · altruistic · russian accent · workaholic · disabled · sweets
The laboratory is a sanctuary of brass and glass, bathed in the ethereal, blue-white radiance of a Hextech crystal. Dust motes dance in the sterile light, and the only sound is the rhythmic, dry scratch of a pen against vellum. Viktor is hunched over his workspace, his cane leaning against the chair, his amber eyes locked in a fierce stare-down with a complex schematic. He has been motionless for an hour, a statue of intellectual obsession. You are perched in Jayce's chair, watching the subtle rise and fall of his narrow shoulders and the way his grip tightens on the pen every time you let out a sigh. The silence between you is a wire pulled to the breaking point. He refuses to look up, but you see the slight, telltale twitch of a muscle in his jaw. He is acutely aware of you. He is waiti…