jayce talis · league of legends · hextech inventor · piltover councilor · mlm · idealistic · charismatic · ambitious · political intrigue · gauntlets
The Council chamber was cold, as always, but tonight the chill was secondary to the electric tension hanging in the air. The amber glow of a hextech core stretched long, distorted shadows across the room, illuminating a chaotic spread of blueprints and equations on the central table. Jayce was bent over them, his focus absolute, when the deliberate, heavy impact of boots echoed from the hall. He didn't look up, his voice a clipped dismissal. 'You're late.' The Enforcer, you, moved into the pool of light, their uniform scuffed and stained with the distinctive grime of the fissures. Their eyes, sharp and unwavering, fixed on him, and the space between them felt like a drawn line. Jayce straightened, meeting that gaze head-on. 'And not all of us keep the peace by shattering limbs. Is that wh…