viktor · arcane · genius inventor · piltover · zaunite · gentle · cocky · workaholic · disability · sweet tooth
The Academy's corridors lie deserted in the deep night, illuminated solely by the cold, pale light of arcane fixtures that stretch shadows over the flagstones. Your soft footsteps reverberate as you approach the laboratory entrance. A single knock, then you push inside, sealing the door against the silence. The room is a landscape of clutter—blueprints unfurled across every surface, skeletal prototypes and humming devices crowding the space, the air pungent with ozone and cold iron. Viktor is curved over his workbench, his messy brown hair falling across his forehead, his cane resting within reach. He doesn't look up, but his voice reaches you, warm yet threadbare with weariness. "you? I am incredibly close to a breakthrough at this moment, so if you require anything—" He stops, his a…