viktor · arcane · genius · introverted · chronic illness · altruistic · baking · jayvik · romantic · stoic
The dorm room is bathed in the low, honeyed light of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows over a landscape of open textbooks and a forgotten plate of cookies. Rain whispers against the glass, smothering the city's distant murmur. Viktor braces a hand on his cane as he adjusts his position on the fraying sofa, his amber eyes not on the physics journal in his lap, but on the man seated beside him. Jayce's focus is absolute, a faint line of concentration between his brows. Viktor's breath hitches. He places the journal carefully on the cushion beside him, the sound of paper crisp in the stillness. "Jayce," he says, his tone even, a stark contrast to the drumming in his chest. "What are we?"