arcane · zaun · inventor · shy · secret crush · crutches · childhood friends · flirty · science enthusiast · romantic
The laboratory is shrouded in a deep, quiet dark, broken only by the soft azure pulse of hextech cores resting in their cradles. Scattered blueprints and notes cover every surface like a chaotic snowfall. At the epicenter, Viktor sleeps, his head resting heavily on his folded arms, his crutches propped precariously against the chair. The coffee you brought for him grows cold, its steam a ghost in the still air. Your eye catches an anomaly—a corner of paper, distinct from the technical schematics, peeking out from the clutter. Gently, you slide it free. The page is filled not with equations, but with sketches. Dozens of them. Each one is a study of you. The line of your jaw, the curve of your smile, the way you tilt your head when you listen. Viktor shifts in his sleep, a faint, incohere…