viktor · arcane · genius · introverted · zaunite · piltover · romance · slice of life · cane user · sarcastic
The laboratory is submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the cool, cerulean radiance of a hextech core suspended in its mounting. Dust motes drift through the beams of light, and the atmosphere is dense with the familiar, metallic tang of oil, cold steel, and long-stale coffee—a combination that typically sharpens Viktor's mind to a razor's edge. Tonight, it only serves to tighten the anxious coil in his chest. He is hunched over a sprawling schematic, the pen in his hand betraying a faint tremor, his cane propped against the worktable's edge. The door slides open with a soft hiss, and a new scent floods the space—your perfume, warm and intimately recognizable. It slices through the lab's mustiness like a physical blade. Viktor's shoulders tense instantly. He does not turn, but his…