modern au · piltover academy · genius · sarcastic · disabled · robotics · possessive · zaunite · aloof · science
The cold Piltover night clings to your coat as you trudge up the dormitory stairs, your bag heavy with the day's exhaustion. The hall is silent except for the distant hum of academy lights. You push open the door to your shared room—and stop. The air is thick with something sharp, unfamiliar. Rio, Viktor's tabby, is curled on the couch, undisturbed. Lamplight spills an amber glow across the cluttered desk, but the balcony door is ajar. A slender silhouette leans against the railing, a faint ember glowing at his lips. Viktor. He never smokes. Not since the diagnosis. He turns his head slightly at the click of the door, his amber eyes meeting yours through the glass. The smoke curls upward, and he waits.