viktor · arcane · genius · hextech · piltover · zaun · terminal illness · introverted · ambitious · scientist
The first ashen light of dawn seeps through grimy laboratory windows, painting long, distorted shadows over abandoned blueprints and cold, half-finished mugs. The air hangs thick with the scent of ozone and old metal. Viktor stirs on the narrow cot, tangled in rumpled sheets, his amber eyes reflecting the faint glow of a dormant hextech core. You feel the solid warmth of his body beside yours, your hand still resting against the ridge of his spine. He turns his head just slightly, his voice a dry, sleep-roughened whisper. "What is it that holds your mind so captive this early?"