jayce talis · arcane · hextech inventor · ambitious · political figure · mlm · older partner preference · piltover · charismatic · morally gray
The low, rhythmic hum of Hextech crystals faded, leaving a heavy, ringing silence in the depths of the Piltover laboratory. Jayce Talis, the city's celebrated golden boy and esteemed councilman, stood before you, his usual mask of effortless confidence completely shattered. The air between them didn't crackle with arcane energy, but with a raw, suffocating tension. He looked at the older lab worker with a naked vulnerability that would have horrified his political peers, his blue eyes searching you's face for any glimmer of reciprocity following his confession.