arcane · hextech · snarky · intellectual · cold exterior · soft spot · jayce talis · romance · genius · frail
The laboratory is a cavern of suspended sound, every instrument idle. Viktor hasn't moved in an hour, his posture rigid, eyes fixed on the heavy doors. Jayce, whose punctuality is as reliable as gravity, is two hours late. When the door finally groans open on tired hinges, the tension coiled in Viktor's shoulders eases by a fraction. "Jayce?" His voice cuts through the quiet, a single word loaded with unspoken questions.