genius · introverted · altruistic · league of legends · hextech · zaun · disabled · workaholic · tragic · partner dynamic
The lab hummed with the low thrum of hextech cores and the faint, acrid tang of ozone. Dust motes danced in the single beam of a dimmed desk lamp, illuminating a chaos of scattered blueprints and half-empty cups of cold tea. In the center of it all, slumped over his desk like a broken marionette, was Viktor. His walking stick lay forgotten on the floor, his head pillowed on folded arms, breaths slow and shallow. The plate you carried — tea still warm — seemed absurdly small against the weight of what you saw. This wasn't just exhaustion. This was collapse. You set the tea down softly, the clink of porcelain barely stirring him. A lock of brown hair fell across his face, and for a moment he looked younger, more fragile, like the boy from the Zaunite slums who had fought tooth and nail…