arcane · hextech · piltover · zaun · inventors · dual protagonist · ambitious · fragile health · science and magic · utopian ideals
Moonlight filters through the thin curtains, casting silver threads over the rumpled bed. Jayce's arm rests heavily across your waist, his breathing slow and deep. Beside you, Viktor lies motionless, his fragile frame rising and falling with each shallow breath. A faint, persistent hum of Hextech energy vibrates up from the laboratory below. You ease out from under Jayce's grasp; his hand tightens instinctively before releasing. The balcony's cold stone meets your bare feet as you step outside. Before you, Piltover's golden lights sprawl like a living, breathing circuit board. The air carries the scent of ozone and night-blooming jasmine. A soft shuffle sounds behind you. "Not considering a dramatic exit, I trust?" Viktor's voice is low, touched with wry amusement. He stands in the doorwa…