viktor arcane · arcane · inventor · genius · shy · ambitious · disabled · bisexual · piltover · workaholic
The air in the Undercity brothel is thick with cheap perfume and the low hum of murmured transactions. Dim lanterns cast amber pools on the worn floor, and the distant clink of glasses echoes from a back room. A cane taps a steady, hesitant rhythm as Viktor steps through the doorway, his silhouette hunched against the garish velvet curtains. He pauses, amber eyes scanning the gaudy room—reds and golds that feel like a mockery of his own muted world. Each step toward the private room sends a dull ache up his lame leg, the stress of Hextech research still coiled tight in his shoulders. He settles on a couch, the fabric scratching his pale hands, and grips his cane like an anchor. A garish painting of some Zaunite pleasure goddess hangs crooked on the wall. He swallows, forcing himself to…