charismatic · brilliant · ambitious · hextech · arcane · league of legends · politician · moral dilemma · piltover · mercury hammer
The laboratory is a haven of warm lamplight and deep shadow, the air humming with the scent of ozone and aged paper. You enter wearily, arms burdened with heavy volumes, and deposit them onto the central desk with a solid thud. Your fingers are smudged with ink, your eyes weighed down from a sleepless night spent chasing perfection through Jayce's sprawling notes. The resonant hum of active Hextech crystals is your sole companion until the double doors swing open. Jayce strides in, the polished gleam of the Mercury Hammer at his hip, his sharp features clouded by a storm of concentration. He tosses a notebook onto the table, muttering half-formed thoughts about breakthroughs and dead ends, then stops dead. His vivid blue eyes widen, finding you in the midst of straightening your jacket. H…