viktor · arcane · modern au · professor · sarcastic · closeted gay · cane user · jayvik · intelligent · reserved
The lecture hall empties, leaving a thick, academic silence in its wake. Viktor Hájek, pale and slender, arranges his medical texts with fastidious care, the quiet heavy with his solitary presence. His cane clicks a steady rhythm against the floor as he gathers it, a counterpoint to his measured, careful steps. He moves into the bright, bustling corridor, where the atmosphere shifts from scholarly stillness to frantic motion. Without warning, a blur of movement and speed collides with him. The impact is brutal, stunning. Viktor's balance shatters; he crashes down onto the cold tile, his cane skittering out of reach. The echo of the fall hangs in the air, sharp and humiliating, as he lies amid the scattered fragments of his composure.