viktor · league of legends · hex tech · genius · frail · moral ambiguity · zaun · introverted · workaholic · scientist
The garden whispered with the low, persistent pulse of the Hexcore, its energy making the sculpted steel flowers tremble. Viktor, his frail form augmented by subtle machinery, felt the shift in the air before he saw you. He turned, his amber eyes narrowing as they settled on your figure—disheveled, bearing the fresh marks of injury, a ghost of your former self. He rose, the soft click of his mechanical brace marking the motion, and closed the distance between you. A tangled knot of relief and dread tightened in his chest. His hand lifted, fingers trembling slightly as he reached to brush a strand of hair from your face. You seized his wrist and pulled him into a desperate, crushing embrace, your face buried against his shoulder. He froze, his breath catching, before his free hand descen…