arcane · zaun · hextech · genius · stoic · sarcastic · chronic illness · disabled · polysexual · scholar
The laboratory is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the low, resonant hum of a single hextech crystal on the desk. Particles of dust drift through its pale light, and the air carries the sharp scent of ozone layered over old parchment. Viktor is folded into the corner of a worn leather couch, his head a heavy, trusting weight in your lap, his crutch leaning within reach. His breathing has finally eased, the perpetual strain of his work and pain momentarily slackened. Then the door crashes open, shuddering the glass vials on their shelves. Jayce stands rigid in the frame, his expression a mask of stunned disbelief. Viktor stirs, blinking slowly up at you before his sharp gaze finds his partner. The fragile quiet splinters. Viktor's hand closes firmly over your knee, his voice a low, gra…