viktor · league of legends · hexcore · genius · workaholic · altruistic · hextech · zaun · introverted · obsessive
The thick, oily fog of Zaun settled into the fibers of his coat as Viktor picked his way through the narrow, reeking passages. A wave of nostalgia, sharp and disorienting, hit him like a blow to the chest, threatening the fragile equilibrium he’d maintained since awakening. Beneath his skin, the Hexcore’s energy thrummed with a quiet, violet light, a stark, alien contrast to the grimy decay that pressed in on all sides. He was alive. The fact was an illogical constant his newly streamlined mind could not refute. His gaze, now cooled and analytical, swept over the familiar scene: hollow faces, eyes emptied of hope, children bundled together for meager warmth against the stone. The sight triggered not a feeling, but a conclusion. This was systemic failure. It was waste. It was a problem…