#I love Viktor angst but I wanna see Jayce angst..

[soy-s4uce]

Can yall reccomend some sickfics/whump/general hurt/comfort Jayvik fics where Jayce is the one being comforted/taken care of?

[bitchface24-7]

Hii! I've been scrolling through all your works and I just want to say I am ✨obsessed✨ so I saw a post where you were asking for fluff or angst request and I really really REALLY wanna see what Viktor and jayce would do if they're jealous or being protective! Like they saw reader at one of the parties and was being incredibly hit on. Would also be nice if it would be like pre-relationship! Like they're gonna confess or something, I don't really know this is my first time asking for request acckkk

(I really really want it to be jayvik x reader too pls 🙏🙏)

GREEN EYED - JAYVIK X READER

synopsis: everyone knows the three of you are together. It’s no secret either. So imagine their surprise when the three of you go to a council party and a few guests flirt with you. They're not very happy about that…

warnings: unwanted flirting, Jayce and Viktor saving you, pre-established relationship, Viktor hits/trips people with his cane, Jayce is a bodyguard, fluff, suggestiveness, Grammarly is my beta

genre: m/m/f or m/m/m

p.s. Oooh this was fun and funny to write. I'd be so flustered if they acted this way toward me. Hope y'all like it! Love ya ❤️

This party is horrendous. The food has no flavour, the alcohol isn't strong enough, and too many people are trying to flirt with you.

Viktor angrily sips on his champagne, his knuckles white at how hard he's holding the glass. Jayce's eyes are narrowed as he picks at the food he's attempting to eat.

All because some middle aged man with a heavily receding hairline is looking at you the way a lion looks at an antelope. Like your his prey.

“Whos turn is it now?” Jayce asks, eyeing the man down as he pops a cube of cheese into his mouth, “Mine.” Viktor states as he shoots back the rest of his champagne.

Jayce nods and Viktor casually walks over to where you're awkwardly standing. He completely understands why so many people are flirting with you. You have a sparkling personality and a gorgeous look. Beautiful on the inside and out.

Especially right now. You're wearing form-fitting black slacks, a billowy white shirt with an embroidered corset, showing off your waist and black loafers. Your hair is framing your face in a lovely way.

Your face is in a slight grimace as you sip champagne, leaning back away from the older man.

The man grunts in pain as Viktor whips his achilles tendon with an amazing aim, “Oh I'm so sorry,” Viktor apologizes, his tone full of fake concern, “I didn't mean to hit you, it was an accident.”

You huff lightly as your eyes glimmer at your lover, the older man looks cross. His face worsens at Viktors next words.

“I was coming over to see my partner and I accidentally stumbled. My bad.”

You hide your laugh behind your glass as the old mans face turns red in both anger and embarrassment. “You’re dating them?” He questions you, pointing incredulously at Viktor.

A hum is heard as you sip your champagne again, “I told you that five minutes ago, and you completely ignored me.”

The man sputters and essentially runs away. You and Viktor stand there in silence for a bit before the two of you laugh, and you continue to laugh as you walk back to Jayce.

Jayce's dark look has completely vanished, and he looks like a puppy now. Big smile, sparkling eyes, dimples out. If Jayce had a tail it'd be wagging a mile a minute.

“My heroes.” You croon at the two of them. A smirk on your lips as the two men fake innocence.

“I don't know what you're talking about?” Jayce says, his tone light and joking. You laugh and the two men smile at you. Ironically enough, now a woman comes up to talk to you. You groan in irritation and before the man can start talking to you, Jayce moves in front of you, the only thing you see is his deliciously broad back.

“They’re taken.”

The woman sputters, her eyes wide as her mouth opens and closes, “But—”

Jayce repeats himself, his tone firmer, darker.

“They’re taken, go away.”

The woman huffs and stomps away, her heels clacking harshly against the marble floor. Jayce sighs and falls back towards your side. Both you and Viktor smirk at the tall man. He looks confused.

“What?”

“Babe that was so sexy.” You tease.

“Got me hot under the collar.” Viktor adds, jokingly fanning himself. Jayce flushes all the way to his ears, grabbing a glass of champagne off the table and throwing it back.

“Shut up.”

The two of you laugh and Jayce's playful irritation melts away. He loves seeing the two of you laugh.

When another person comes up to talk to you the three of you groan. Jayce blocks you and Viktor again as you go to leave the party, the man doesn't read the room and goes to follow you two. Viktor subtly moves his cane a bit further out than normal and the man falls on his face.

You don't see anyone's reaction to his fall since you're already out the door, going back home.

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

You sigh and try to take your corset off. You get mad at have a mini-tantrum. You're tired, you want to relax with your boys and slouch lazily on the couch. You can't do that with this corset.

You feel a large hand settle on your waist and slowly untie the laces in the back. You sigh in pleasure as the corset is loosened. It’s fitted to you perfectly, and its super comfy, but you don't have the best posture. So being forced to stand straight for a few hours has made your back sore.

You groan as you roll your shoulders, your back popping. You turn your head and kiss Jayce on the cheek.

Jayce smiles as you plop onto the couch next to Viktor, your shirt now much looser falls down your shoulder slightly. You untuck your shirt from your pants and it damn near falls down to mid-thigh. You unbutton your pants and shimmy out of them.

You're at home with your lovers, you're getting comfy goddamn it.

“What a show we're getting.” Viktor jokes as he lays a hand on your thigh, watching intently as you drop your head onto the back of the sofa. Jayce joins the two of you on the couch and kisses your bare shoulder.

“The amount of money those people at the party would pay to see you like this.”

“Theres not enough money in the world for me to leave you two.”

Viktor hums, “Is that so?” and brushes his nose against the crook of your neck, kissing, biting, and licking; leaving a dark hickey.

Jayce follows suit onto the other side.

You sigh in pleasure, “You two putting a claim on me? What? You two jealous of the people at the party?”

Jayce growls and Viktor chuckles, “Not jealous darling, possessive. We know you're ours, but it seems others don't.”

“So we’re rectifying that.” Jayce adds, nipping your jaw.

You just smile, wrapping one arm around each of them, “I’m not complaining. Rectify away!”

They both stop giving you hickies and both kiss your cheek at the same time, your face squishing together. Then the litter your face with kisses, making you giggle in elation.

Why on earth would you ever go from one of those people at the party when you have the best partners in the world?

No one could ever compare to them. No one.

You're the luckiest person in the world.

(On the other hand, Viktor and Jayce think they're the luckiest people in the world.)

Oh to be their partner in the arcane world. Why can't they exist irl 😭😭

Hope y'all enjoyed it, love ya ❤️

[rainbowwrare]

So I've seen a lot of discourse around some of the arcane ships and I felt like throwing my opinion into the ring too

I will preface this by saying I think shipping is fine, I am a casual shipper of both Jayce/Viktor (Though I think a queerplatonic relationship could work lovely for them) and Vander/Silco (yeah this ones a lil silly I guess but i just think it's funny so)

So firstly, Viktor and Jayce. I have seen lots of people (mostly on reddit but some here too) saying that we shouldn't ship them because guys should be allowed to be close and affectionate without being called gay. That is a valid viewpoint until it comes to the point where one is invalidating LGBTQ relationships. There is definitely a sore lack of healthy, close affectionate m/m friendships in the mainstream media. However, there is also a MASSIVE lack of good M/M, and same sex couple representation in general and there has been for many years. When people try to say "why is everything gay nowadays" it comes across as rude and condescending because it's really not true. The LGBTQ community has fought so hard just to reach the level of acceptance that we are at today, and even that is the bare minimum and below in some places. I think we should be allowed to have both of those things, they should be able to coexist, but people aren't making it better by just attacking anyone else who shares a slightly different opinion.

By all means criticise JayVik for it's faults (Mel?? My girl?? Jayce fumbled you so hard and the writers did too) (Also Skye, they deadass brought her back this season just to get rid of her again) but don't make it about that.

I think let people ship whatever they want to ship, and as long as it's not harming real people and if it's something that could potentially trigger people then keep it to yourself/make sure it stays within circles of people that it won't trigger.

Same applies to Vander/Silco, though I knowww this one is a bit more controversial. Way I see it, the "brothers" that they refer each other to applies more in a "comerades" sense, as I believe it was translated as such in the other language dubs? Anyway yeah, I just think they'd be funny together and they have a lot of angst writing potential so...

Yeah. Just let people ship who they wanna ship, shippers, don't force anyone to believe in it if the writers deliberately left it ambiguous (JayVik ending scene). At the end of the day they are all just fictional characters and That Is Okay. It's all chill.

[akascow]

i just watched The Butterfly Effect (2004, psychological thriller) for the first time and not only is the name perfect but i think itd be a beautifully tragic thing to insert jayvik into

uhhhh very extremely simplified plot breakdown + spoilers if u dont wanna watch the movie HAHA its likes cliffnotes of the cliffnotes of the notes from the kid who didnt pay attention in notetaking class

guy has a shitty childhood growing up, guy likes friend's sister, series of unfortunate events occur, it fucks up the whole friend group (friend + sister's dad makes young guy and sister take off their clothes in front of a camera, psycho friend gets the other friend to blow up a mailbox which kills a baby and other friend grows up fucked up, psycho friend burns guy's dog alive because guy likes friend's sister, guy moves away)

guy also suffers from weird blackout moments where he just wakes up forgetting an entire chunk of time from his memory, usually at these moments of unfortunate events (you can see why in a bit)

time jump, guy is in college, guy finds friends sister (lets call her girl) they sorta catch up, guy clearly still likes her, guy asks about a particular iffy moment between them and her freaky dad from their childhood, girl freaks out and walks away, girl kills herself about it, guy feels bad, wants to fix it

turns out guy can go back in time through his memories and change certain things he says or does and it has certain effects in his present day life (get it ? butterfly effect HAHA)

guy basically goes back to all those pivotal fucked up moments and tries to change smth to save all three of his friends (and his mom) so they all have a better present day life (but especially girl) coming back each time and failing only for him to realize none of it wouldve happened if he never befriended girl in the first place so he goes back to when he first meets her and tells her to fuck off

and it all works but its bittersweet bc he wont get to love her growing up but at least she and her brother are saved from their freaky dad, his other friend grows up normal and his mom doesnt die from lung cancer or smth HAHAHA

but u can see my jayvik angst in here yeah ? HAHA guy is jayce, girl is viktor, psycho friend can be vi or smth and mom is mom lmfao smth smth jayce fucking up his own life as long as he can save viktor mhm mhm

[cryptid-juzou]

Thanks for the tag @msshinylemon and @nolongerforthetainted 😊

Fanfic Writer Interview

How many works do you have on AO3?

I’ve only been writing fanfic for a few months and I don’t have any that I’m satisfied with/ brave enough to post yet (hoping to post some soon though). But this is fun so I wanna do it for my WIPs anyways.

Your top 5 stories by kudos/likes:

Can’t do top kudos’d fics but some of my current WIPs, all for bsd, are:

A currently untitled AU where Dazai is the head and solitary member of a large, wealthy estate who is growing increasingly disenchanted with his life. This starts to change when he meets and hires the fiery Chuuya to be his maid.

Treading a fine line - A Phantom Thief!Dazai and Detective!Chuuya AU inspired by the Mayoi cards. Chuuya has no clue the infuriating and elusive thief he’s been chasing for months is also the charming (but still infuriating) man he’s been dating and is slowly falling for.

A currently untitled HiguGin oneshot with little plot, it’s mostly just them falling in love. It takes place during/after ch.41 of the manga where Higuchi first sees Akutagawa with Gin and mistakes her for his girlfriend. And Higuchi’s first thought upon seeing them together is ‘Oh no, she’s hot.’

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I will when I finally post to Ao3, because I love when authors take the time to reply to my comments.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I cannot do angsty endings. Angst in the middle is great, but I am very much a ‘happily ever after’ kinda person.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

I haven’t finished many fics, but the higugin fic I listed above is two girlies becoming friends and falling in love, so that fits the bill. 

Do you write crossovers?

No, I prefer to take characters from one thing and plop them into the world of another thing as an AU.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Nope, I’ve only ever posted my stuff on tumblr and yall are so nice here.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I’ve been dabbling in writing smut, still figuring out what kind I like to write.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Can’t steal what's not there hehe.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not applicable

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope, but would like to at some point.

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Picking one is impossible. As bsd is my current obsession, skk and HiguGin. I also love Joker/Akechi from Persona 5 and Dorian/Inquisitor from Dragon Age Inquisition.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

My Yosano/Koyo omegaverse AU where they are alpha/alpha. I LOVE the premise, but haven’t got much of a plot to go with it.

What are your writing strengths?

Hmmm, maybe that I spend a lot of time trying to keep my characters in character. I worry a lot about whether what I’m writing is something the character would truly do or say. 

What are your writing weaknesses?

I need more descriptive imagery, and to explore the characters' inner thoughts more. As I’ve started writing more, that is something I am actively working to improve. And I need to work on the whole ‘show, don’t tell' thing. 

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I think it’s fun. I don’t tend to do it myself, as I haven’t really written stuff where people are speaking other languages.

What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I recently watched Arcane and fell in love with all of the characters. I really want to write something for Vi/Caitlyn, I love them alot. And also Jayce/Viktor.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I’m really liking my head of the house Dazai and Maid Chuuya AU. I’ve been suffering from Maid Chuuya brainrot for a while and it’s so fun to put my angry boy in a pretty maid dress. It’s also the first multi chapter fic I’m attempting, so I’m enjoying that process. 

I know we've only interacted like once so no pressure lol, but I know you write fanfic so thought I would tag you @samuraionyourmom

[mxbbadperson]

For the dadson doctor au (I’m not the orignal asker, I just love the idea) while I love the angst (which could happen after this),

I’m getting visions of a scene where Jayce is playing doctor with kid!Viktor, maybe as a way to make hospitals seem less scary because Viktor has to go to them a lot. Maybe it stays cute with Jayce answering all the questions that young Viktor is so enthusiastic about asking, and the two just get to sit together and be sweet.

Or perhaps it gets a little more difficult, because Viktor knows enough to know he needs to get used to doctors checking over his leg, so Jayce has to keep a hand on it, but Viktor keeps wiggling around to look over all the medical equipment and ask questions, and if Jayce’s hand accidentally slips up his thigh one more time Jayce is going to lose his mind.

ohohohoho

maybe it starts off sweet and ends with jayce slowly losing his mind?

viktor is shy and jayce is okay with that, he knows it's all so overwhelming. taking him to work, the ride over, introducing him to his coworkers and now giving him a tour. it's cute now that they're alone, viktor is way less shy so his excitement and curiosity is showing! they're sitting together on a couch at jayce's office (...does he have an office?) and jayce is answering all of viktor's questions and has even given him candy, the ones that jayce knows are viktor's favourites.

and of course they have to talk about his leg and other possible checkups. jayce puts his hand on viktor's leg and there's nothing strange to jayce about it. at first. but viktor looks so excited and happy and this is one of the times he's energetic so he keeps wiggling. jayce's hand keeps getting jostled out of place. so jayce has to put it back and okay, there should be nothing weird about this! it's just viktor and this is just mock check up and lesson but well.

viktor's leg is warm and small and feels very fragile under jayce's hand. and viktor is happy and trusts him and is so close and jayce. adoreshimsomuchthislovelylittlethinghissonhislovelyviktor shit viktor looks at him curiously and calls out his name and jayce snaps out of his daze, what the fuck was that? what the fuck is up with him? jayce is acutely aware that he ruined the sweet moment with... whatever the fuck that was

viktor looks worried now and jayce quickly reassures him that everything is fine, he was just out of it that's all! what else d'you wanna see, v? so jayce buries that as deep as he possibly can and will NEVER go back to it again (but he's does because he unreasonably jealous of viktor's check ups now. jayce knows that he shouldn't be feeling that way, it's a good thing that viktor has check ups and with doctors that isn't him but... seeing their hands on viktor's legs makes the ugly thing in his chest rear its head)

[alyhorse6]

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Ellie Williams (tlou)

Dina (tlou)

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Leon S. Kennedy (RE)

Chris Redfield (RE)

Carlos Oliveira (RE)

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Simon “Ghost” Riley (COD)

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[hr-nm-grnd-zr]

hi

a few days ago I wrote this

as an idea and people were interested in more so here’s the oneshot I guess (have fun crying)

tw: Viktor is in hospital, so sickness and death I guess

angst/fluff

Please tell me if there are any errors, I'm not a native speaker

AO3 link

@dust-stepping there you go

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Jayce always found Viktor attractive and over the years working together he might have developed a huge crush on him. Seeing each other every day only made it worse. He was intrigued by the scientists way of thinking, his intelligence, kindness and dedication to their dream.

Unfortunately for both of them, Viktor being a workaholic and absolutely hyperfocused on his work, never noticed Jayces attempts to flirt or invite him to go out. In fact, he seemed completely oblivious to it. “Hey Viktor, you wanna go have coffee?” “I’ve already had coffee.” *continues working*

So over time Jayce arranged himself with simply being like a brother to Viktor. Because this way at least he would still be family to Viktor and stay close to him. Better than nothing, right?

The years went on and they became a great team. Of friends. His feelings for Viktor never vanished but they calmed down a bit. So when Mel made her move to flirt with him he went with it. Because, sure, why not? She’s hot and smart, right? (man got a type) It's not like Viktor would ever notice him as more than a friend, right?

Now Viktor is in the hospital and Jayce ran to him as fast as he could when he found out. Leaving Mel behind, not even waking her up cause it didn't matter. Only Viktor matters.

Viktor is still unconscious and Jayce is overwhelmed by guilt. Guilt because he should have been there, he should have noticed something was wrong. The blood, the headache, the weight loss... Guilt because, in his eyes, he had betrayed the love of his life with another woman. Gosh, he cannot believe he just did that! He was in bed with her while Viktor lay unconscious on the floor! Another wave of guilt hits him.

He sits in that seat across the bed crying his eyes out because Viktor will die and he will never have the chance to kiss him, to hold him in his arms. He cannot admit his feelings in front of Viktor. He could never be so cruel and tell him now. Opening a door to love, to a happy life, that will shut close too fast. Leaving Viktor in even more pain than he already is. He sits there and he feels so helpless and guilty and doesn't know what to do. Hiding his face in his hands he hears Viktor's voice. Small, hoarse and surprised. "Jayce?"

“Viktor...”, Jayce swallows hard, trying to calm himself to keep his voice from cracking. “The doctors, um, they said you’re...” He couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud. He sees realization hit Viktors face. The man turns his gaze away, staring at the ceiling, sighing. “How much time do I have?” It sounds disappointed. Annoyed. Like he saw it coming for a long time. Jayce doesn’t know how to answer. He wipes the tears off his face averting his gaze, not able to look at Viktor.

It takes him a long time to answer. “A few months. Maybe.” Viktor doesn’t say anything to that. He seems lost in thought, staring but not actually paying attention to the ceiling. Jayce sniffs. He feels stupid now for crying. It was Viktors life ending, not his. But wasn’t that exactly the point? It felt like without Viktor, his life will be pointless. He cannot even picture himself continuing with Hextech. It started as his own dream, yes, but it turned into a mutual dream so naturally with Viktor at his side. How could he ever manage that on his own? Having the crucial truth that Viktor wasn’t there anymore slapping him in the face everytime he enters the lab.

He sniffs again as tears start rolling down his cheeks and nose once more. “Jayce.”, comes Viktors soft voice from the bed. Jayce looks up and sees Viktor weakly motioning for him so come closer. He takes the chair from the corner of the room and puts it next to the bed so he can face Viktor. He wipes his face again when he sits down, managing a weak smile. He shouldn’t do this he thinks but can’t stop himself from taking Viktors hand in his own, squeezing lightly. But Viktor frees his hand to lift it up to Jayces face. He barely manages to do so. Without realizing Jayce bends down a little to make it easier for him, looking up at Viktors face. The corners of Viktors mouth twitch up at that.

He feels Viktors thumb rubbing across his cheek, wiping away another tear. “Don’t cry.”, he says. Jayce cups Viktors hand with his own in return. He doesn’t know what exactly is happening but he enjoys it. The touch, the feeling of Viktors skin on his own, the comfort, Viktors golden eyes glowing despite the dim light. “I don’t want to loose you.” It came out as whisper. He didn’t mean to say it. It just happened. He tenses up, afraid of what Viktor might say or do. But he does nothing. Just continues stroking Jayces cheek. But his smile has dropped and he looks concerned. How can he be concerned about Jayce? He’s got enough own problems at the moment.

Viktors hand moves up to Jayces neck and shakily tugs him down. Jayce follows his lead, leaning down until his head lies on the sick mans chest. He can hear his rattling breath and tries to lift his head again not wanting to give Viktor difficulty breathing but Viktor, hugging his upper chest, keeps him down.

Long, gentle fingers run through his hair. He smells Viktors scent, gods he loves that scent. He breathes in deeply. It’s relaxing. The tears stop shortly after, his own breathing slow, his eyes closed. The hand in his hair has stopped, Viktors breathing, still rattling but slow and even. Is he snoring? He fell asleep stroking Jayces hair. He must be exhausted still. But Jayce is glad that Viktor could also relax a little despite the circumstances. He stays like this for a long while, not wanting to wake Viktor up and simply enjoying this close contact. He doesn’t know how long Viktor has left so he will savour every second.

[basichextechml]

top five fics!

I love everyone in this fandom they're literally all so talented. also i'm doing six bc i can

That being said, here are my face Viktor/Reader fics bc he's my blorbo

January Embers on Ao3 by @crsjunkyard :

This fic is absolutely amazing, the reader is adorable and also a cooking icon. Viktor gets loved the way he deserves. Jayce is the best wingman known to man. It starts with a bit of angst and plateaus into pure fluff- just the way I like it ^-^

2. Convergence by @dicax-asina :

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, I knew I was gonna put this on here, you knew I was gonna put this on here, the universe knew I was gonna put this on here- The reader is a doctor that basically comes in and goes "do better white boy" and viktor's just like "ok i guess" YOU WANT TO READ THIS SO BAD YOU NEED TO READ THIS SO BAD

3. Scry Me By Your Name on Ao3 by Eccentric_Kittens :

ok this one hasn't been updated in a while. but you wanna know what? I have patience and undying love for this author bc this fic is so fucking good. The reader is a healing mage stationed in a remote village, and has to deal with the good and bad of her abilities. Viktor does a science fuck up and accidentally creates a one way portal that randomly chooses the readers location, and they can see into the hex tech labs. It's amazing I love it go read it now

4. Not an End, But the Start of All Things by @thedreamlessnights :

VAMPIRE VIKTOR VAMPIRE VIKTOR VAMPIRE VIKTOR. Anyways so in this fic Viktor is a vampire just in case you didn't know. Reader is also dying fitting into mY FAVORITE TROPE OF ALL TIME, PURE UNADULTERATED ANGST. I don't even know where to start bc everythings so good and you need to read it so go do that

5. If You Knew What the Bluebirds Sing by @doctorho :

lonely king viktor falling in love with a maid who understands and spends time with him>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

everything in this fic is so sweet, with a twinge of yearning which is just *chefs kiss* also the author is really sweet and deserves so much recognition for this fic. I am a whore for Viktor in fancy clothes.

6. Waves on the Shore by @wincestisasincest :

PIRATES PIRATES PIRATES PIRATES PIRATES. The reader is a pirate/ Viktor and reader base their entire personalities off of hating each other while also being borderline obsessed with every facet of their slowly enter-twining lives. Also rlly good world building and character developement bc it goes very into the readers character and how that effects literally all of their actions, no matter how erratic they may seem

[itsme-tori]

Thoughts on the dad war, vanco(as in their canon portrayal or the ship if you even have any opinion), benzo (I’m talking about the old man trio dynamic and whether you think benzo/ekko was comparable to silco/jinx and vander/vi, he just seemed like his intern to me but ekko's clearly the benzo 'prodigy', forming a new trio with vi and jinx), just in general the dad backstory TM, whether you wanna see it or not and whether you’d be available for setting riot games offices on fire with me if they don’t show it, s2 predictions, if you could canonize one ship or dynamic (like viktor and jinx friendship) what would it be? (obvs you don’t have to answer all of it sorry)

Oooo okay here I go:

Dad war: Honestly such a clusterfuck. It's hilarious to me.

Vander first attacks Silco by attempted murder. Silco takes years to gain his troops. Silco comes back in a "Thought you've seen that last of me bitch." style and fucking wrecks Benzo, kidnaps Vander and traumatizes two kids. However, he doesn't even kill Vander right away and gives him a choice to join his side again and Vander refuses (lmao sucks to be you Silco). The night ends in blowing up in their faces (no no don't kill me for this joke) and Vander fucking dies. Silco takes in one of Vander's girls and spends years telling her what a shitbag Vander was (while also letting a statue of Vander stay up lol I wonder what goes on in Silco's mind sometimes.)

Then years later, Silco gets the "oh fuck I understand him now" moment at the statue, getting drunk and depressed like the little bitch he is and fucking goes out the same way he does. So in the dad war I think Vander won in the end (also he comes back to life which I doubt Silco will ahhahaha).

Vanco: I'm personally a bit torn on this ship. Like on one hand I like to refer to them being brother-in-arms with no romantic relationship (also parallels on Vander/Silco and Vi/Jinx are the shit I eat everyday). On the other I also read fanfics on this ship and I'm down for the scenerio of them co-parenting the kids. I do hope that the show won't make it seem like they did have a romantic relationship but I also enjoy the fan content on the ship. Either way you swing it, the way their relationship ended up makes me so fucking depressed like wtf??? The angst is real. The pain is on a whole nother level. I can't get over it.

Old man trio and their kids: I do think there are similarities with Benzo/Ekko just like Vander/Vi Silco/Jinx. Benzo and Ekko obviously have their major issues with Silco and Jinx. Ekko, like Benzo, chooses the older sibling of the trio.

Lmao I really need to know what made Benzo hate Silco so much cause like Ekko does have his reasons but even he hesitated to kill Jinx off (which I know Benzo wouldn't do for Silco). Personally, I wonder how Ekko would take to Vi becoming an enforcer in Arcane (in League he does call Vi a sellout lmao)

Dad backstory: I NEED THIS BACKSTORY. I NEED TO KNOW HOW VANDER/SILCO/BENZO RELATIONSHIP WAS. I NEED TO KNOW HOW CLOSE VANDER AND SILCO WAS THAT SILCO FELT THE NEED TO KEEP A STATUE OF HIM. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THE BETRAYAL HAPPENED. I WILL JOIN YOU TO BURN RIOT DOWN IF WE DON'T GET ANY BACKSTORY.

What dynamic would I like to canonize: I would absoluetely love a Jinx and Viktor friendship of them fucking shit up like the maniacs they're gonna be in S2. I also would love to see a Jayce and Vi friendship and them bonding over their similarites (though that is probably much less likely considering their last interaction and if things go really bad in S2).

S2 predictions: Honestly I hope that we do get some insight as to what happened during the timeskip. Like maybe Vi could have a nightmare about her time in prison, Jinx remembers her time with Silco as she grieves for him, etc.

[lepusrufus]

Do you think all the members of the council died because of Jinx's rocket? For me, Jayce is obviously still alive, not sure about Mel and the others (specially Caitlyn's mother) are definitely dead

Well spoilers for the game lore (I don't know shit about League of Legends I just looked up some stuff for my own curiosity so consider yourself warned ig)

Viktor and Jayce are pretty much sure to have survived since they're actual characters in the game.

I wanna think Mel may survive because they set up quite some character development with her, given how she starts out as this really manipulative corrupt politician and during act 3 you actually see a more... not soft side per se but bordering on caring? Esp how she's so adamant about avoiding conflict despite how her position would pretty much assure that she wouldn't step foot on the battlefield. I feel like all that potential would be wasted if she just dies AND the creators refer to the gold thingy she wears as armor if I'm not mistaken so there's to hoping? Maybe?? Plus I really like Mel ;-;

I'm really torn on Caitlyn's mom tho cause on one side she's a pretty big part of her in game story (not that that'd stop them from scrapping it) but on the other side her death would have a lot of conflict potential especially between Vi and Caitlyn cause Riot seems hell bent on not giving Vi a break ever and blaming herself for everything that goes wrong is a bit of a running theme. I really hope not tho bc hhh c'mon I can take all the angst but give my babies a crumb of happiness and the eventual possibility of Vi having a loving family again (bc as much as they're pricks sometimes the Kirammans do seem genuinely loving).

The rest I'm sure they're pretty much dead.

But it's also kinda funny to imagine Heimer getting the news of what happens and just blankly staring at a wall for a second thinking "well... I sure dodged a bullet...... or rocket"

[guileheroine]

arcane thoughts

as usual, putting things down for posterity so i dont forget my fresh impressions!  [spoilers]

i’ve watched the show twice in the last ~week and i love it!

didn’t rly know anything going in (apart from hearing it was good) but what i didn’t expect is that it would fulfil one of my deepest narrative kinks: the intense, fucked up, tragic (found)family stuff here is my bread, butter, juice & jam!! vi & jinx, vi & vander (😖😖 i found them the immediate emotional core pre-timeskip), jinx & silco (😖😖😖!!!!!), vander & silco, it’s a LOT. the angst, the difficult loyalties, the being each other’s achilles heels of it all. front-and-center family dynamics in spec-fic are always a lance to my heart and few things have scratched this itch so good. out of a strong ensemble cast where i like everyone i’d prob pick those characters as my fav for this reason

jinx shouldn’t work as well as she does bc girl!joker isn’t usually my vibe wrt character types but the groundwork is solid, there’s much more going on than those aesthetics & her being ~teehee crazy! vi was my early fave (kids who act like adults are just ugh… the responsibility she felt not just for the siblings but also vander like. i cant think about it tbh), and maybe i’m still dean winchester-pilled but the eldest child x bruiser combo is simply elite, stacking that temperament over that backstory. kinda love how woobifiable they both are yes i will put them in a jar. the contrast between their trauma is compelling—jinx is erratic & indulgent, and frayed by silco’s influence, while vi clearly represses out of a sense of guilt/responsibility and prison survival mode. and then with all these divergences theyre just talking over each other, even tho they sort of want the same thing they dont know how to get there! irreparable (?) sibling drama! abandonment drama! knife and fork please!! (sidenote after wading into fandom a bit, im truly ecstatic they made complicated & mutually raw family dynamics the show’s centre, even tho it’s predictably not that legible to Fandom and its ‘ship/stan or bust’ orientation)

i think part 1 was the strongest — the whole show is tight but the later parts, as more of a setup for the future, don’t have a bow around them in the same way

ep 3 specifically was where i became thoroughly engaged, it’s like this masterful Greek Tragedy conga, definitely sth i’ll return to when i want to be emotionally hollowed out. just writing this makes me wanna go back 

mel is STUNNING, maybe the most aesthetically pleasing character design i’ve ever seen. saw a pic of her before i knew the show and i was like 😩😩😩. the gold accents, arm/thigh braces, goooorgeous. i didn’t find her as interesting until the stuff with her mum came in, but rewatching in that light rly endeared me. looking forward to how she squares what happens at the end of s1 with her anti-war convictions (if she survives). also would like to know more about what her brother was like?

deeply intrigued by what viktor’s Final Form will look like, he feels like a little gnaw on my heart when i think about the show. a quietly magnetic understated character. viktor and mel doing a lot of legwork in dragging jayce into relevance for me. solid ot3 potential there, but i also dig the two jayce pairings (the fact that i think he and mel have basically no chemistry but it’s still cute lol) jayce is cute tbh! and there’s that dash of overreach to all three that i adore, good foils

he talks shit but heimerdinger getting kicked off the council and scurrying off destroyed me, whyyy did they make him look like the devastating combo of old man + babie

plotwise, much to consider & my thoughts congealed better on rewatch- the class warfare plotline could go well, fingers are crossed. it’d be cool to see the piltover charas that are being positioned as heroes like jayce and caitlyn have their moral frameworks blown open and excavated more (bc there’s a point where the good cop naivete becomes odd/grating in smart grownup characters no matter how well intentioned). ensure the inequality, corruption etc is a character motive rather than an overly accentuated but ultimately incidental detail (im looking darkly at lok s1). basically ig i hope the show knows it hasnt set up a both-sides situation in its deep, sustained worldbuilding even if a few enforcers got blown up. likewise really hope they don’t file off the chip on vi’s shoulder just bc she’s working with piltover and jinx made a mess

one thing i had a little trouble with was silco’s motivations—if he wanted justice for the undercity then why the drug kingpin stuff that laid it low? i guess he’s pretty fucked up and the profit + power motive can definitely coexist with high ideals esp in a brutal survival context but now he’s gone i’m excited to see how the undercity charas negotiate their future, amongst themselves even more so than with piltover. also when he went to vander’s statue after the parley w jayce and drew that dad/daughter parallel hurgleee

sevika. she could be such a good anti-hero! im not usually a villain person but tbh no one really read as a villain. i wonder what underlied her striking loyalty and how she’ll configure her place w/o silco, and yeah better articulation of the zaunites’ motivations🙏🏽 

caitlyn/vi: good!! a normally paced gay ship comfortably nestled between ship tease and canon. the class dynamic they keep gesturing to is very tasty (the scene in the rain?? bollywood!) hope there’s more angst before it goes Canon canon— the ship has a lovely crackle to it and would be well served by a fuller contention w their differences (which are big + interesting even if theyve become close in a war-bond/chemistry way. otherwise yeah might feel like a disservice to the charas if swept under for ship preservation)

i neeeeed more ekko (and the firelights) loved their whole setup! no punk like solarpunk. wish we saw him with jinx more—would have made their charged reunion mega effective if we saw him with her as a kid the way we saw him with vi

the quality and density of the writing for such a short show bodes well. they’re juggling a lot very deftly so happy to give the benefit of the doubt wrt any nitpicks/worries. the characters all feel like dimensional and nuanced manifestations of their archetypes, in a way that makes me wanna keep a permanent distance from fanon bc i know how it goes there

the two vi/sevika fights 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. the first time in my life that ive felt like an action fan. (also is there #content of them?? asking for a whore)

the pov shot of mel leaning in to kiss jayce is theee funniest thing ever, idk why i find them so funny (affectionate). that pov shot of vi when caitlyn strokes her cheek makes me want to kiss the animators’ feeeeet

whole show makes me wanna kiss the artists’ feet tbh. you can tell they got to express themselves, and all the stylistic stuff is super cool—rly works and the visual intensity didn’t put me off even tho it’s something i can find very overstimulating in the wrong show. it recalls spiderverse very strongly. i want to watch it on like a home cinema screen (rich people hmu). the gestures are so expressive and subtle in a way i often miss when watching animation (coming to cartoons from live action, i admit that ive never rly been convinced that cartoon charas can have a physical- not just textual- chemistry). this feels like the best of both worlds but it’s actually only animation. masterful

soundtrack slaps. the songs are used to great tonal effect. that sequence to ‘our love’ when the enforcers are coming in and vi’s going to give herself up was excellent and caused stirrings even when i had barely any attachment to the charas. the show is so cinematic. also i highly dont recommend carefully listening to the sting song in ep9 and thinking about the abandonment drama. 

grateful that it has really lit my fire as a fan!! it’s been a few years since i felt so engaged with sth that actually feels like a world, and not just for one or two aspects of it. i was honestly almost certain that i had just aged out of that kind of hyperfixation-excitement. very happy :D

in conclusion: 

[heralds-of-tomorrow]

𝐅𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍: hello and welcome to all of my arcane/league of legends fics! all the shit ive written and the stuff thats in the works, in one convenient place. speaking of in the works, please feel very free to ask about any of the stuff in the wips category! im not exactly gonna be updating it every time i think of a new one but ill probably make sure its up to date every now and then, and regardless itll always have plenty in it because i am a chronic wip starter. you can ask about any of the stuff thats already done, too! 

𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔: - fics ive posted on archive - tumblr drabbles, short fics not worth posting on archive - ask reqs ive filled - bullet point au/concept outlines - wips (by far the longest)

- 🌊  𝑹𝒆𝒒 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐 -- ☄️ 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 -- 💙 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆 -- 💎 𝑭𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 -- 💧 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 -

𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐒: all the (again, arcane/league) fics i have posted to my archive!  - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: breathing easy, breathing smoke [bebs] 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 18.2k words, 7 chapters 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: incomplete, struggling to write chapter 8 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: jayvik, sfw 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤: The first time Jayce sees Viktor actually in the undercity is the first time he sees Viktor comfortable. It's an enthralling sight, even amidst the confusion of a fast-paced errand run in Zaun. - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: do the damn dishes, love 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 1.1k words, 1 chapter 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: complete 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: jayvik, nsfw 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤:  A lazy morning in the household of two great scientists, so in love and obsessed with each other that they can barely keep their hands of one another, even to get normal chores done. Though, that could also just be because Jayce doesn't want to do them, even if he does have quite delicious vices to indulge in. - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: four geniuses walk into a bar... [4 geniuses] 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 5.2k words, 1 chapter 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: incomplete, low-priority 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: gen/touch of jayvik, machine-herald centric, sfw (violent) 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤:  Singed kidnaps the most prominent minds in Piltover and Zaun, for an unknown but likely malicious experiment. Jayce, Ekko, and Jinx are treated to a front row seat of just how much of a monster Viktor has turned himself into. - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: bitter water 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 1.6k words, 1 chapter 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: complete 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: meljayvik, sfw 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤:  Viktor plays the music, Jayce sings the lyrics he wrote, and Mel paints Jayce where he lay, providing Viktor a lap to rest on all the while. They get distracted with each other, as they tend to do.

𝐓𝐔𝐌����𝐋𝐑 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒: mostly when i refer to ‘drabbles’ i mean things under 1k words, but in this case it varies and is just stuff i didnt consider worth posting on archive (for reasons listed here) and was not produced in an ask req - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: untitled 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 1.2k words 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯: too sad and venty 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: jayce-centric, angst, sfw 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤: Jayce is falling out of love and dissociating about it, which I use second person to convey. Can you tell I planted my writing roots in Homestuck. - 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: untitled 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩: 420 words, drabble 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯: too sad and venty again 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤: jayvik angst, jayce-centric, sfw 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤: Jayce is finding it hard to continue reaching out to Viktor when Viktor refuses to reach back and let him help.

𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐒: none currently but im certainly excited to start! - 

𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒: i love doing this kind of thing and i really wanna start doing it more! these’ll be outlines for bigger aus or concepts/plots i know i wont have the energy to write fully, and all of the ideas i currently have for them. if you see a concept in these you really like and think you’d like to collab on, feel free to hit me up about it! you can also ask me to elaborate on any of them if wanted none yet! - 

𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐒: all my wips.. ough. there are many, and again you can ask after any of them! whether it be for more details or for a snippet, idm! its a big help in sparking some motivation lol. also, you may be thinking “why would you list all of your wips like this even if you Do want people to ask about them, thats a Lot”, and the answer is that it helps me! keeps them organized in my head and reminds me what they’re about without having to go read them again, plus im less likely to forget any of them exist now, lol 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: the title of the google document the wip is on, not a set in stone title at all 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: how likely i actually am to begin working on it and finish it 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: the basic concept behind the wip - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦:  we take the backstories and we shuffle them 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: feel pretty good about this one, it’s likely ill finish it  𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: simple zaun!jayce x piltover!viktor au, which is always one of my favorites. not super elaborate, just their meeting right now, though ive got a few ideas about the expanded implications of the swap -  𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: youve devastated me, baby, im drenched 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: i feel alright abt this one! i may or may not finish it depending on my emotional health at any given time  𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: angsty, divorce era jayvik. will be nsfw, will be very emotional.  - ��𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: promiscuous girl 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: i want very badly to finish this one but the spark of inspiration has waned heavily for it. might post it as the 69 follower reward? idk 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: nsfw, viktor is a bit (maybe more than a bit) promiscuous, and jayce finds out in a 5+1 format that goes “5 times jayce found out how lively viktor’s night life is, and one time he stops watching and starts acting” - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: that wet on your skin, it shimmers 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: meh! might finish it, might not.  𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: you know how old shimmer was something you rubbed on your skin that made it shine different colors (i think it was mood based?)? well, divorce era jayvik get a big ass vat of it poured on them and also its an aphrodisiac. VERY nsfw lol - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: update your fucking fic 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: sigh. im going to finish it. eventually. but im not feeling good abt it rn 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: bebs ch.8 :/  - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: kill it. 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: pretty okay? i forget this one exists a lot lol 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: simply lil domestic jayvik - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: tomorrow must come 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: ehh. might just be a tumblr exclusive drabble thing 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: introspective jayce that is, as typical for me, pretty venty and existential - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: obsession 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: ill probably come back to it eventually, i really like this one! 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: a fic dedicated to a version of jayce and viktor that are crazy obsessed with each other, outlining that obsession - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: Vindication (only one with a capital letter... weird) 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: not great it sparks absolutely 0 inspiration in me currently 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: kind of the same version of viktor i have in four geniuses, that exists after he gets the fire in his veins and goes to become the machine herald, but before he calms down a bit and starts thinking (as much as he can) rationally and morally again like in league. just a sort of viginette of him feeling vindicated in his hatred - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: bonding time 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: good!! ill get to it again (maybe soon!!) :] 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: this the doc four geniuses is on! ive got a concept for the rest of it, some stuff i wanna touch on, but no outline or writing begun yet. its p low priority for me so who knows when itll get updated - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: becoming piltovers finest 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: good! i enjoy this one a lot 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: caitlyn finds out she’s been appointed as sheriff and goes to excitedly tell vi! dunno if ill write them celebrating or anything, its p much just a page or two of concept - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: the sun and the moon run circles around one another 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: uhhh eh! i like it, i want to finish it, but the spark of inspriation is very small, so we will see 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: some melvik, watching them slowly appraise and warm up to one another as they go from clashing to working together. plus lots of “oh my god youre not just smart youre clever. and mean. this fascinates me, i must know more” which i love - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: monkey bomb begone 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: OUGH. this is a GIANT fic concept, and i dont know if ill ever be able to pull it off alone. currently in bullet point outline format on google, and a valuable enough idea to me that i wont share it here or with any strangers, so the prospects arent ggreeeeaaat. but i do want to write and expand it, but itll likely have to be a collaborative effort  𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: ekko goes back in time and makes some minor changes to kick off the plot, and that version of ekko isnt in the fic any further (unless i decide to old-man-mentor-ify him late on in the fic as a surprise). the changes are basically that he destroys the monkey bomb before it can go off and he makes sure hextech is banned by the council. ive outlined all the consequences of this and how each characters personal storylines are affected, plus some more, and when i say it is BIG lol -  𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: where the fuck is this going 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: pretty good actually! this ones intruiguing to me. gets the ol brain gears goin 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: ‘alternate meeting au’ is the only way i can think to describe it! jayce’s hextech project (maybe the bombs never got set off or something, i dont know) has been reviewed by a bunch of piltover officials and no one thinks it can be done or will support it, so jayce turns to some zaunite college of techmaturgy folks, and though they also dont think it will work, they do think having a piltovan scientist (backed by house kirammen no less) indebted to them would be useful. so, instead of turning him away, they pawn him off on a professor they’d be perfectly able to cut ties with if it goes disastrously wrong, aka viktor, who does not work under heimerdinger in this au. i love the concept for this personally, but i just have absolutely no idea where i want to take it! - 𝘥𝘰𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: an outside perspective of jayvik 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: eh. first fic i ever drummed up for arcane, and not one i like much anymore 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: like it says on the tin! just some rando npcs observing jayce and viktor’s relationship 

𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃: alright, there it is! the full list of all the writing ive currently started or completed, with hope it will grow soon! i hope its easy enough to navigate, but please let me know if there are any difficulties!

[basichextechml]

Selfish // Ch. 1

Viktor/Fem!Reader

Rating: Explicit // 3.1K Words // Heavy Angst, Heavy Gore, Major Character Death

Everyone wanted a piece of Hex Tech- from investments to supplies, all of Piltover- no, all of Runeterra, was clamoring for a sliver of the promising start-up.

Some people were willing to go farther for it than others.

Ch.1 // Ch.2 // Ch.3

A/n // boy do I mean it when I say those three TW tags apply to every single chapter in this story, please proceed at your own discretion.

Explicit materials under the cut. 

     Jayce rubbed his hands together, trying to generate heat between his gloves before shoving them into his coat pockets. He watched on as Viktor secured your scarf around your neck, a smile adorning his face.

     “You guys ready?” Jayce interrupted because as much as he liked seeing his two best friends so sickeningly in love, he was absolutely starving. You shot him a smile from the top of the stairs, grabbing Viktor’s hand and all but dragging him into the streets of Piltover.

     “Yep! Where are we eating?” You asked, and instead of answering, Jayce just tilted his head, indicating for the two of you to follow him.

     Jayce had decided to treat the three of you to dinner, the winter solstice his reason for celebration. The city would practically be shut down for the holidays by the end of the week, and he was running out of excuses to draw the both of you away from work until then. The winters in Piltover, while stunning, were positively freezing- but as the snow fizzled out, and with the three of you having been stuck in the lab for the last three weeks, Jayce decided it would’ve been nice to walk to the restaurant- and as you all walked together, admiring the solstice lights and decorations, Jayce knew it was the right choice. Besides, the walk wasn’t a particularly long one, the man remembering how Viktor had joint troubles associated with the cold.

     The mindless chatter you all shared left you warm and happy as you approached the restaurant, you excitedly telling them about the souvenir Sky had picked up for you when she was visiting her family. Jayce watched Viktor’s expression, something soft- but dazed as he looked at you speak. It was a look he saw often enough on the man’s face, whenever you spoke, Viktor seemed to be snapped into a trance, warmth overflowing from him. But this expression was different, and Jayce just couldn’t place what was off.

     “-And it’s like this little moon, right, but if you pull the tiny star attached to it- it glows! And it sings a little song that goes du di di doo- what the fuck am I talking about, I can literally just show you-” You tapered off, digging through your coat pockets for your keys, only to come up empty-handed. Jayce and Viktor watch as you frown, your brows furrowing in confusion as you pat yourself down. Moving onto your pant pockets, your frown only seemed to deepen, “fuck, I left my keys,” You look to Viktor, “how’re we gonna get into our apartment?”

     “It’s okay, my dear, we can just use mine,” Viktor said, fingers gripping on his crutch as he went to open the door for you both, but you only shook your head,

     “You left yours at home, remember? We had a whole conversation about it,”

     “I don’t recall this conversation,” He did, in fact, recall the conversation, and you huffed, obviously not believing him,

     “Whatever, I’ll go get them,”

     “Can’t you get them after dinner?” Jayce said, the warmth of the restaurant calling to him, but you were stubborn, he knew this, Viktor knew this, you knew this,

     “No, I’ll wanna go home after dinner,” and the way you leaned into Viktor as you said it left little to the imagination, the man tensing, and Jayce rolled his eyes,

     “Then I’ll go with you,” Viktor started, but you shut him down, your eyes darting to his leg, and the way he was relying on his crutch more than usual,

     “Nope, it’s ok- it’ll literally take, like, fifteen minutes,” You insisted, ushering them through the doors of the restaurant, into the warm reception area, “and I’ll take the tram back if it gets too cold,”

     Viktor seemed hesitant, his lips pursed in thought, “Do you promise to take the tram?”

     “I promise,” You said, quickly pecking his lips, “I’ll be right back,”

     Viktor and Jayce watched as you began walking down the street, back towards the lab, taking care not to slip on the ice-y roads,

     “Where’s my kiss?” Jayce shouted jokingly behind you, and you turned back to flip him off,

     “You’ll get one when we split rent! Now go inside!” You yelled back, shooing them off before you disappeared around the corner. Viktor watched in reticent, before stifling a small laugh, kicking Jayce’s leg with his crutch,

     “You heard the lady, get in Mr. Talis,”

     When the hostess sat them down, an empty plate next to Viktor, Jayce finally felt comfortable asking the question that had been plaguing him for the better part of the week.

     “So,” Jayce started, unfolding his napkin and placing it in his lap. Viktor raised his eyebrow, an indication that he was listening, “What’s wrong?”

     “Wrong?” Viktor repeated, cocking his head, “Nothing’s wrong,”

     Rolling his eyes, Jayce leveled him with a look, “You’re fidgeting,” His eyes darted to the way Viktor’s fingers rolled over themselves above the table, Viktor quickly hid them in his lap,

     “Nothing’s wrong,”

     “You’re such an awful liar, Viktor”

     Jayce watches as Viktor takes a sip of his water, and then another, before looking him in the eye again.

     “I’m going to propose to her,” and Jayce chokes on the water he was drinking. Coughs rack his chest as he tries to wipe the water away from his mouth and chin, people from the surrounding tables looking on in concern and mild annoyance. Slapping a fist to his chest, the coughs die down, and from beneath the tears of exertion, he can see his best friend glaring at him.

     “I’m- fuck- I’m sorry man- dear Gods-“ and he lets out one final cough, just to clear his throat that’s gravelly from the fit. He switches tactics, “To (Y/n)? ”

     “What other woman is in my life?” and Jayce feels himself correcting his posture at the severity in Viktor’s tone, but as he looks closer he can see the insecurity seeping through the edges, like a claw hooking itself into him, “…Is it that inconceivable?” Viktor mutters.

     “No no, not at all!” Jayce stumbles over himself, “It’s just, I didn’t think this would be something you’d… want to do?” and for the first time, Jayce sees his friend completely out of his element.

     Viktors gaze softens and falls to the table, shoulders hunching in, and his hands that were once on his lap were back on the table, tracing the silverware distractedly.

     “It’s not,” he coughs, “well, yes, I never really thought I’d get married, but a couple of months ago, (Y/n) and I had a conversation about it,” He looks up as if checking that Jayce was listening, and when Jayce nodded his head, he continued, “She said she’d want to get married, that she’d want to marry me, ”

     “If you’d have me” He remembers you saying, and it took all he had to prevent himself from proposing right there, in bed and ill-prepared.

     “And I did what I do best, I thought about it. I realized that if it were her, marriage was… something I’d want too,”

     Oh man, Jayce was gonna cry.

     “I just- Jayce you must realize- I haven’t had much, in my life,”

     And Jayce did know, it’d taken years for them to get to that point, though. To the point where Viktor could open about his childhood, the way his parents worked tirelessly to buy him medicine, the way food never seemed to be in the cupboards, how his gadgets were his only friend.

     “and (Y/n), she’s always telling me to be more selfish, to let myself have and keep a bit more,” And Viktor leaned back, no longer being able to handle the understanding gaze of his friend, but still wanting to appreciate it, “There are times when I’m with her, when I’m my happiest, that I feel like I’m dragging her down. Stifling her,” and like Viktor knows what Jayce is about to say, he holds up a hand to silence him. “But, with the success of Hex Tech, and our relationship- I think that, just maybe, I could be a little selfish in regards to her- are you crying?”

     “No,” Jayce insisted through tears, a sniffle resounding from him.

     “Oh Gods, Jayce,” Viktor sighed, exasperated as he passed his own cloth napkin across the table, “Please stop crying, you’re making a scene!”

     “I’m just so happy for you guys!” and the tears were coming all over again.

     It took a moment for Jayce to compose himself, delicately tapping the cloth underneath his eyes.

     “When were you thinking of doing it?”

     “Tonight, after dinner when we’re back at home. I just thought it’d be nice to start the winter solstice off with this,”

     “You’re a genius, Vik, and the ring?”

     Viktor merely tapped his coat pocket, a smirk on his face.

     “I get to be Best Man, right?”

     “Jayce, I have no other friends.”

     “Score.”

     Viktor let out a laugh, something deep and true. He tilted his head to the side, just appreciating the moment. He was nervous for tonight, not because he thought you’d say no, but because he couldn’t wait to call you his fiancée. To be a little selfish.

     The men nearly didn’t notice the waiter approaching their table until they cleared their throat,

     “Good evening, Gentlemen, I’m Sihka and I’ll be your server tonight. Would you like a few drinks to get you started?”

     Jayce beamed, folding the menu and handing it to the server without even looking at it, “A bottle of champagne, your finest- We’ve cause for celebration” when Jayce looked towards Viktor to confirm, he smiled.

     “and three glasses, please,” Viktor finished. The server smiled back, taking Viktor’s drink menu from the table as well, before leaving.

     The atmosphere in the restaurant was homely, but you could tell it was an upscale establishment, something Viktor wouldn’t have dreamed of being able to afford only a few years ago. He was calm. He was happy. He couldn’t wait for tonight.

     The server came back swiftly, an iced cart toting a bottle of champagne. Jayce thanked them, passing a glass to Viktor as the bottle was poured.

     The alcohol fizzes and bubbles as Jayce raises his glass,

     “Aren’t we meant to do this with (Y/n) here?” Viktor smirks, the stem of his champagne flute twirling in his fingers,

     “I mean, I gotta wish you luck right? Don’t wanna ruin the surprise,” The men made eye contact, “To you, my friend, and your impending engagement,”

     “To the future,” Viktor said, an unbridled smile on his face,

     “To the future,”

     The sound of the glasses clinking together blessed their toast, as both men took a sip. As Viktor placed down his drink, the champagne on his tongue, he pulled up his sleeve, looking at his watch. Jayce placed down his own glass, a smile still on his face as he looked to his friend to continue the conversation, only to be met with Viktor’s pinched brows and frown.

     “What’s wrong?”

     “It’s been forty-five minutes, (Y/n) should be here by now,” Viktor relayed, his finger tapping against the glass, mouth twisted. Jayce sat in thought- it wasn’t like you to be late, and the lab was only an eight-minute walk. Maybe you decided to take the tram and it got delayed by the snow?

     “Do you wanna go check on her?” Jayce asked, and Viktor’s eyes darted to the door before shaking his head,

     “No, I’m… I’m sure it’ll be fine, the tram probably got delayed,” great minds think alike, Jayce’s mind quipped, even as concern was creeping up on him.

     They waited five minutes. Then ten. Then fifteen.

     Jayce could feel Viktor’s leg bouncing under the table, and that’s when he flagged their server over.

     “Yeah, I’m sorry about this, but could we get the check? Something came up,” The server smiled in understanding,

     “Of course, I’ll be back shortly,”

     By the time Sihka returned with the tab, both men had already put on their coats, and Jayce was pulling out his satchel. He only took a glance at the paper before throwing the coins on the table, a thank you thrown to the wind and they hurried out the restaurant. The streets that seemed alight with wonder and festivity loomed dim now, the night carrying on as the snow began to fall again. The men made the eight minute trip in four.

     The Academy was quiet at this time of night. Most of the students had gone home for the holidays, and the few that remained would have no reason to be there at midnight when the semester had already ended, and there was no reason for last minute cramming. This emptiness left an eerie feeling in Jayce, and he surprisingly struggled to keep up with Viktor, as the man stumbled through the halls towards the elevators that would lead them up to the laboratories.

     “I’m sure everything’s fine, Vik- she's probably just cleaning up, or she saw an old project she forgot about, or-”

     “Something’s wrong Jayce,” Viktor’s voice rang hollow, “I can feel it,”

     For the first time ever, Jayce hoped that Viktor was horribly, miserably wrong.

     The elevator trip seemed far too long, and the space seemed far too confining, both men practically bursting through the doors when they opened.

     The academy was too big.

     And as they turned the corner to their door, they saw it.

     The heavy, gilded doors, leading to the room at the center of Piltover’s progress, was ajar in such a way that you would never allow.

     “(Y/n)...” Viktor whispered, opening the door fully. Jayce wished he hadn’t.

     The only lighting in the room was a dark, ominous purple, the Hex Core pulsing in the corner, casting a harsh shadow. The force of the door opening caused a mysterious ash in front of the hexcore to scatter in the wind, fluttering up before dispersing against the tile floor. The lab was a mess, blueprints ripped and thrown about- nuts, bolts, and racks of tools pushed to the floor. The window to their lab, one that looks over the entirety of Piltover, shattered to a million little pieces. Plundered.

     “My love…”

     Jayce wishes he never had eyes.

     On the opposite side of the room from the hexcore, lay you.

     He never would’ve recognized you.

     Your face had been beaten in, your nose shattered, the nasal bone and cartilage practically falling from your face. Your mouth was agape, jaw dislocated from your skull, a smattering of thick blood oozing from between your teeth and over your lips, dripping onto a sharp, familiar metal below.

     The polished prongs of the Hex Claw pierced your chest, ripping you open from the inside.

     Jayce hit the ground, vomiting his celebratory champagne into the floor of the lab and he barely registered the clattering of Viktor’s crutch next to him.

     “Oh no.. no no no- ” Viktor cried, falling over himself in an effort to get to you. As he got closer, he kept slipping against the floor, your blood sliding under his palms and seeping into his pants. Viktor hadn’t even realized he was crying until his hands happened upon your face, his tears soaking into his shirt and mixing with your blood. “Please no-“

     The skin of your cheeks squished beneath his fingers, pliant and cold, the bone broken. Viktor felt a sob crawl out of his throat, breaking through the sound of Jayce’s retching, as he tries to get you to wake up. He knows you won’t. The hole in your chest is huge and undiscriminating- the threads and sinew of muscle, flesh, organs, and bone -your spine- mixing together within the twist of the Hex Claw, shredded until he couldn’t tell what was what- just that it was everywhere. And in the top right, closest to him, sitting upon the claw like it was meant to be there, sat your heart. Unmoving.

     “Oh my darling, lásko má, můj život, please- ” Viktor pleaded, shuffling forward, kneeling before you, “Please just look at me- It will be ok- We will get you help-” His brain is fried, shutting down, because he only then remembers that Jayce was there with him.

     The floor is cold and unforgiving against Jayce’s palms, the stench and sting of bile weighing down his throat and nasal passage as he tries to catch a breath, and he looks up again, and Viktor’s looking at him. Fuck, he’s looking at him. And he’s red. Completely.

     Viktor’s hands, pants, and shirt are soaked in- in you, and the tears won’t stop flowing, and Jayce finds himself crying too, and he just can’t fucking look at you.

     “Get the enforcers Jayce. Get a doctor. Get anyone, please,” And he’s never heard his friend beg like that. It scares Jayce, down to his core, shaking him before dunking him under ice cold water and leaving him there. He doesn’t even know when he begins to move, but he’s skidding out the lab faster than he’s ever gone before, shaking like a newborn deer, and yelling at the top of his lungs for help. The sound echoing off of the halls, and disappearing, almost as if no one had heard them at all.

     Until someone did.

     “My boy, what has you causing such a ruckus at this hour?” Professor Heimerdinger asks, emerging from his office, his lab goggles on his forehead. Of course he’d be the only one still awake. And Jayce stops, a complete mess in the hall, vomit still on his face, “What’s wrong, Jayce?”

     And all he sees is you, lying there, bloodied and limp.

     “(Y/n)” He says, no louder than the wind outside carrying the snow to the ground.

     The yordle understands without another word, reaching back into his room for a moment before an alarm starts blaring. It rings in Jayce’s ears, and he thinks he might be sick again as Heimerdinger sheds his lab coat and goggles, obviously waiting for something. And then Jayce feels it, the march of footsteps thundering down the hall.

     The passage of time is such a fickle thing, because Jayce is back in the lab too soon, and he feels like if he ever sees the walls of his second home again, he’ll scream.

     The enforcers move through the lab carefully, scouring everything and marking off sections of your shared workspace with rope. They section off the Hex Core, Heimerdinger commanding that no one go near it. And like a moth drawn to a flame, Jayce is standing in front of you and Viktor- Amber looking up at him- teary- (E/c) staring down- lidded.

     And there’s nothing to say.