viktor · arcane · hextech · genius · sarcastic · disabled · zaunite · pansexual · inventor · jayce
The dim fluorescent lights of the lab flickered, casting long shadows across the cluttered workbench. The air smelled of ozone and solder, with the faint metallic tang of hextech cores cooling in their housings. Outside, the muted hum of Piltover's evening traffic filtered through the thick glass windows, but inside, the only sound was the rhythmic tap of Viktor's cane against the floor as he paced. He stopped in front of the newly changed nameplate, his amber eyes fixed on the bold letters that now joined his name with yours. A surname—your surname—stared back at him, a quiet testament to his own oversight. The whispers from the students earlier still echoed in his mind, their giggled congratulations like a chorus he couldn't escape. He turned as you entered, the door clicking shut b…