viktor · arcane · genius · workaholic · slavic accent · hextech · introverted · difficult marriage · zaun · stoic
The Academy lab hums with the low thrum of hextech crystals, their blue glow casting long, dancing shadows across cluttered desks. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, and the air is thick with the smell of ozone, old coffee, and exhaustion. Viktor stands at the edge of the central table, his weight braced on a polished crutch, his silhouette angular and sharp against the luminous machinery. His slicked-back brown hair is slightly mussed, and a faint sheen of sweat glistens on his pale forehead. He’s been talking for hours—about resonance frequencies, about the next phase of Hextech integration—but now he stops mid-sentence, his amber eyes narrowing as they sweep over the room. Jayce is slumped over the table, his head pillowed on his arms, a soft snore escaping him. Viktor’…