#Talis professor AU

[crinzinzey]

There’s someone said on twitter about these two got married and became teachers together. And now I can’t stop thinking about it

[fiveandknives]

I love Prof AU’s making Viktor that prof that you hope doesnt make it to class every morning but I feel like he’s not that guy. Yes, he’s not completely chillaxed like I bet Jayce is, but he’s also hyperaware of making sure his students pass so they can make it in Piltover, especially Zaunite kids.

Not hard-ass teacher and not softie like Jayce but still showing that life is hard and you have to be 10x better than Piltovians to make it here. Like office hours are super accessible, has a psychology minor so he can re-explain in an accessible way to different brain types. High passing rate but he doesnt like when people dont try 1000%.

I lowkey think that between the both of them, Jayce is the one that has a hard time simplifying his explanations? Like he’ll make jumps that seemingly have no connection because he forgets to explain how he got there (ADHD thing)

[currentlyonstandbi]

you cannot tell me jayce and viktor didn't publish academic papers together

[666jevil]

TRAMP STAMP FIC

[an-au-blog]

modern academic au where viktor just can't get his peace and quiet in the library. Because every time he tries to study, there's this damned himbo that trails him around asking him what he's researching with a big goofy smile. It's always "do you want me to carry your books" and "oh I haven't read that one yet, is it good," and so on and so forth. And in his mind, it's like "just because I'm using a cain doesn't mean I need your help, and yeah of course you haven't read it, you're probably in with some sports scholarship or whatever" but he never voices it. He's the headmaster's portage and he can't go around being rude to random people in the library. Plus, it's not like the other man stays too long, he goes to classes and secludes himself to study as well.

Around exam season, the man stopped hanging off his arm so much, they didn't cross paths in the library or in the halls, but once or twice, Viktor would see him with books about physics, electronics and other things Viktor had been researching before. He never approached him, but he was a bit amused at the seriousness in his expression while he was scribbling something in his notebooks.

If the man WAS on a sports scholarship, perhaps he was reading those books to find a way to talk to Viktor more and in all honesty, it would have been the most someone had done to get to flirt with him, so what if he thought it was a little sweet... it wasn't as if he would expect though. No. His studies were far too important to be put on the back burner for a guy who thought a bone crushing hug (that usually lasts too long for it to be just friendly) was an adequate way to greet an acquaintance.

One day, Viktor found a notebook with research that could be groundbreaking one day. It was past closing hours for the academy, but he had keys so he was left to read all the notes throughout the whole night and even into the day. The neat handwriting, the diagrams, the brilliant ideas... whoever this person was, he was flowing in potential. And when Viktor turned each page he couldn't help but smile to himself, how silly and a bit narcissistic, to sign your name on each of them. Jayce Talis, Jayce Talis, Jace Talis, Jayce Talis, each page, just Jayce Talis, Jayce-

"Hey!"

A familiar voice called for him. Out of breath and disheveled, stood the man who had been trailing him around.

"Oh, I'm so glad I found it- I mean you-" He sagged with relief. But when his eyes flickered from the notes to Viktor and back, he seemed to get a bit sheepish. "I thought I lost them." A whisper to himself before he snapped his eyes back to Viktor. "Ah, uh... you read all of them?"

And there he was, flirting with the same lame excuse, Viktor thought.

"Yes," he decided to humour him a bit. Closing the book and pulling it away from the other. "I was hoping to return it to it's owner, maybe discuss some of the ideas in it."

The man didn't seem to take the hint as he sat across from him with a small smile. "Yeah? So you don't think it's an obnoxious or ridiculous idea?"

"Ridiculous? Perhaps a bit, but it is not obnoxious to want natural resources of this quantity to produce -" He stopped himself, this random guy didn't need to hear it. "Nevermind, you don't need to hear that." Viktor was ready to stand up until he felt a hand reach for his to make him stay.

"No, no! I really want to hear it! Every professor I've tried showing my research to has told me I'm being unrealistic. But I think that with enough time, and effort, it's possible!" His face was glowing. "I mean as far as energy sources go, this could save much for both the people and companies. See- " grabbed one of the notebooks and started flipping through it, "right here, I tried to make a model of-"

"Jayce?" Viktor asked in disbelief.

The other man looked up at him with that dumb smile again. "Yes?"

"Jayce Talis...?"

Jayce tilted his head in question. "Yes?" He asked with more hesitance.

"You are Jayce Talis?" Viktor lifted up the notebook, pointing at the place where the name was signed.

"Did I not introduce myself the first time we met?"

"No!"

Jayce laughed a little awkward chuckle and it made Viktor's chest constrict. With anger, probably...

"Well, I'm sorry, um. My name is Jayce." He reached his hand out for a shake. "Nice to meet you."

"Viktor." He took it. "Likewise." And he found himself meaning it.

[galactic-magick]

Life Changes: Viktor x Reader

Part 3 of my Viktor story, find Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Summary: Viktor confides in you about his meeting with Jayce, and he contemplates his future with you a lot more seriously.

Words: 1.2k

Author's Notes: This part was a little harder to write for some reason now that the story is directly coinciding with the canon, but hope y'all still enjoy. This AU means a lot to me and I appreciate every single one of my readers :)

-

“It’s intriguing, isn’t it?” Viktor asks, eyes bright from discussing the events of the day with you. “I mean, what if it really is possible?”

Viktor got reacquainted with a fellow Academy student today, a man named Jayce Talis who was caught doing illegal research. Viktor has spent the last hour explaining the whole situation to you—how Jayce was attempting to create magic with science—but the equipment was so dangerous it blew up the lab. Jayce’s trial with the council resulted in him being expelled and banished from Academy grounds, and Heimerdinger believes it best to destroy everything.

Viktor was able to snag Jayce’s notes and journals, furiously reading through them and sharing his findings with you. You’re certainly not as science-brained as he is, but you’ve been with him long enough that you can somewhat follow his train of thought.

“I wish I��” he trails off, flipping back and forth on a particular page.

“What?” you ask, scooching closer to him to see what he’s reading.

“I wish I could help him.”

You shrug, “Who says you can’t?”

“He’s banished from the Academy, remember?”

“So? You’re Heimerdinger’s assistant. If anyone can sneak him in, it’s you. Don’t you have access to everything?”

“I do—but darling—I could lose my job if I’m caught. I can’t afford that, especially not if we want to-”

“Viktor,” you cut him off, knowing exactly what he’s going to say. He’s made it very clear he wants a future with you, saying he wants to marry you and move in together as soon as you’re both more stable in your careers. You’ve told him time and time again you don’t mind waiting, and you wouldn’t mind just a simple wedding, but his ambition often gets the best of him. He’s always insisted on giving you the best, never satisfied with what his current position can provide you. He’s been the Dean’s assistant for a few years now, and you can see how it frustrates him at times that he hasn’t been able to work on his own studies and aspirations. Viktor is a scientist, a brilliant one at that, and his life is lived entirely in someone else’s shadow. He respects Heimerdinger greatly, just as everyone does in this city, but the Professor is set deep in his ways and rarely takes risks. The amount of times Viktor’s had to hold his tongue around him is insurmountable, and their conflicting opinions on Jayce’s Hextech seems to be the last straw.

You take his hand, “We’ll cross that bridge if we come to it, okay?”

He nods, “You’re right.”

You kiss his cheek and smile, “Now go find him.”

-

You don’t see or hear from Viktor the next couple days. You desperately hope he hasn’t gotten caught, and he’s able to get what Jayce needs without much trouble.

Both your hopes and worries are confirmed when you see glowing blue light coming from the Academy building, and a commotion of enforcers chasing towards it. You loosely follow them, managing to sneak in.

You wonder if it was the wrong decision, to encourage him to pursue this. What if he got arrested? What if he got banished as well? You know how much his dreams mean to him, how hard he worked to get where he is now. You couldn’t live with yourself if he lost all his opportunities to be a real scientist.

The worst part is—you know Viktor would never blame you or resent you for anything. He would move on and keep going out of stubbornness, as he always does. He’s too strong willed to truly let anyone ruin him completely. He would continue to believe in himself, finding the next best thing for him to succeed in. But you would know. You would forever live with the idea of what could’ve been.

You need this to work out for him.

The ruckus finally stops, and you peek out of your hiding spot down the hall. You see several council members come out of the lab, closely followed by Jayce and Viktor.

“We stabilized it!” Viktor exclaims, seeing you waiting for him. He stumbles over to you, his cane broken in his grip. He drops it to the ground and grabs your face, kissing you in excitement, hardly able to contain himself.

You run your hands down his body, terrified you’ll find any wounds, “Are you okay? I thought there was another explosion-”

“I’m fine, we’re all fine,” he assures you. “The council is going to reconsider their decision. Jayce wants me to be his partner in the Hextech company if it gets approved. My life is about to change, our lives are about to change…”

“Viktor, this is amazing.” you share in his joy. “I can’t wait to see what you do.”

Jayce approaches the two of you, placing a hand on Viktor’s shoulder.

“You must be Y/N. I’ve heard quite a bit about you the past couple days,” he moves his hand out in front of him. “I’m Jayce.”

You shake it with a smile, “I’ve heard a lot about you too. Try not to kill my boyfriend with all this Hextech stuff, yeah?”

Jayce laughs, “Don’t worry, the first thing we’re going to work on is safety. I’ll meet up with you tomorrow, alright, Vik?”

Viktor nods in response, watching as Jayce walks away. He then turns his attention back to you, his eyes softening.

“Are you ready for this, darling?” he asks.

“I...don’t know,” you say, truthfully. “A lot of things are going to change, but it’ll be good change, right?”

He breaks your gaze, his mind firing at a million miles a minute. The adrenaline rush is finally clearing enough for the reality of it all to set in, and honestly he should be asking the same question to himself. He has grown used to his simple life as the Dean’s assistant, slowly building a relationship with you and focusing his aspirations on a future with you more than his career. He would’ve been happy to just have you, but now he can have both.

All he knows for sure right now is that he wants you by his side no matter what. He’s tired of waiting to make you his—tired of not coming home to you and waking up next to you every day. If his life is really going to flip upside down, he needs you there with him.

“Vik?” you turn his face back to you and giggle. “Zoning out on me?”

He kisses your palm, eyes locked back on yours, “Just thinking.”

“About?”

“You,” he says. “And how badly I want to marry you right now.”

“Right now?” you chuckle, unsure how literal he meant that.

“Mmm mm,” he shakes his head, brushing a hair out of your face. “Tomorrow. I at least want time to make everything special for you. But I can’t wait any longer than that. I refuse to move on to this next phase of my life without being married to you.”

You lips quiver into a smile, joyful tears filing your eyes.

“Oh, Viktor…”

He kisses you desperately, cradling your head in his lanky hands, “Please say yes, sweetheart.”

“Of course the answer’s yes, silly.”

-

More Author's Notes: Next part will be the wedding and some sloppy freshly married smut heehee

[ap0callypse]

Ok but imagine this...

Arcane modern setting au, where jayce and viktor are science professors at the piltover academy and students will ask others what professor they have for science and they go "professor talis" but people have to ask which one???

Like "professor talis who has a tiny metal hammer on his desk" or "professor talis with the cane and gets into sass-offs with the students"

And what if viktor has a purple lizard as the class pet like the one he fed as a kid?

[mouthsfullofsharpteeth]

Ive had two professors now that are married and also both doctors so their titles are just Dr. __ and Dr. __ and it really makes me think of jayvik now especially bc i love aus when theyre professors…. Married and viktor taking jayces last name and so its just Dr Talis and Dr Talis and then even worse theyre in the exact same field so its like “who do you have for biomechanical engineering?” “Dr talis” “which one” “huh??? The one who teaches biomechanics??” “I know. Which one.”

[nivasichakano]

After the End — a Jayvik post-canon AU

The last thing Viktor remembers is hazel eyes, wide and tear-filled, boring into his. A warm hand at the back of his neck. Then a flash of brightest light, the kind of white that’s made up of every color in the spectrum.

And then darkness. **

The last thing Jayce remembers is falling off a bus.

After the events of Arcane, Viktor wakes up in an entirely strange universe. The good news is that Jayce is there too. The bad news is that this Jayce seems to have no idea who Viktor is.

Jayce Talis is a US postdoc at the UK's Piltover University, where he works with the famed Professor Heimerdinger in his world-renowned machine learning lab. This year, a new postdoc is joining the team — and Jayce's houseshare. So far, the guy seems... a little odd, to be honest.

[insomniiyac]

Star Guardian Ekko~!! (Falling in love with this style of work) Here’s some info on this Ekko under the cut!

SG!Ekko has a lot of stress with balancing his school life and his Star Guardian responsibilities. Professor!Talis is one of his favorite instructors- he’s very easygoing but can be relatively stern when needed. They have a lot in common in terms of their shared love of inventing and engineering. He’s very perceptive to Ekko’s plights, noticing many changes the student is undergoing. He’s the only instructor that Ekko confides in (much to his teammates’ dismay) and Professor Talis makes sure to maintain that trust. (Ekko’s a little teacher’s pet who thinks he’s too cool to be one.)

He has a puppy crush on the professor and doesn’t quite realize it, but it’s obvious to everyone around them- even the professor in question.

SG!Ekko’s personality is identical to the canon Star Guardian AU from Riot. He’s stubborn, but intelligent and really wants to do the right thing.

Professor!Talis’ personality is a mix of his League counterpart and Arcane’s (predominantly League Jayce’s.). He gets a little narcissistic high from knowing that Ekko really, really likes him and values his opinions, he just won’t openly admit it. He also likes entertaining his crush to keep it going. However, he does take Ekko’s wellbeing very seriously and wants to continue to stoke Ekko’s love of inventing. He knows that he has a bright future ahead of him.

The art style direction for this AU is a soft, painterly pastel style.

I’ll be doing working on Mr. Talis sometime soon!

[jayvik-ao3]

i didn't sign up for this

by crossed_the_line (time_regained)

Rated T, 4k words, complete

Tags: Alternate Universe - College/UniversityAlternate Universe - Professors, established relationship, POV outsider

Summary:

Reza had mixed feelings about this semester. On one hand, she had a class with Professor Jayce Talis, who had glowing Rate My Professor reviews and had apparently been ranked number one for "Professor I'd Like to Fuck" for years. On the other hand, she had to take a class with Professor Viktor Sokolov, whose reviews were...less than ideal. Jayce wants to talk about his mysterious partner. Viktor just wants to teach. Reza wants to get through this semester with her grades intact, and Naph just wants to spend time with his favorite professor.

Or, a Professor Brickwall and Professor Overshare AU

[viktorshands]

Vampire AU - Part I

Silco x Fem!Reader 

Warnings: Language (seriously, that’s it... for now... o.o)

WC: 1370

Chapter I:  An Unexpected Setback

You were an Arts professor at Piltover Academy, teaching students the pleasures of history, music, and art. You loved your job, for as long as you could remember you were always told that you would make an amazing teacher. Unsurprisingly, you did. Coincidentally, so did your best friend, Sky. The two of you were as thick as thieves as two young women could be. You both enjoyed the nightlife of Piltover City, sometimes a little too much, but could always count on each other for everything. 

You stroll up the front steps at Piltover Academy at a leisurely pace, humming to yourself. Only faculty was permitted in the classrooms at this time, with only a couple of days before the fall semester classes started. You nod politely at the other professors as you walk down the spacious hallway until you finally reach your office. You reach for your key to open the door, but before you can open it, you hear someone clear their throat behind you.

You turn, only to see Administrator Jayce Talis standing there, his hands in his pockets and a solemn look on his normally cheery face. 

“Hi, Y/N,” he stared at the floor as if there were something interesting beneath your feet, “do you have a few minutes? I need to speak to you, privately.”

You felt uneasy, a bad feeling twisting in the pit of your stomach, but still you nodded at him and opened the door, letting him into your office ahead of you.

-

“Fired? How? What?” Sky’s voice was at a higher pitch than the rooftops as you sat on the olive green couch in your shared apartment. “I literally just saw him today as I went in to set up my classroom. No wonder he couldn’t look me in the eye.” Her angry growl could be heard from the kitchen across the room, “Men are such cowards! Ugh! Okay, tell me exactly what he said just once more.”

“He said that the Academy was making cuts, unfortunately that included my program. They are centering their priorities in science; hence, the arts are not an ‘ideal expenditure’ according to the board of directors.” You exhaled, defeated, putting your face in your hands. “Oh Sky, what the hell am I going to do?”

Her soft footfalls approached, she put one hand on your shoulder and reached to hand you a warm mug of mint tea. “Y/N, I’m so sorry.” She sat down next to you, “Hey, we can search for jobs together if you want?” 

The two of you scrolled online for what felt like hours, the morning sun dipping late into the afternoon now. It seemed like all of the jobs out there were either for someone more qualified than yourself or for much less pay than you would be able to accept. Feeling put-out, Sky got on her computer to order take-out for the both of you - Thai food could always brighten your day.

You came across an ad on a small website for a private tutor. The pay immediately caught your eye.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱. $𝟳𝟱/𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹.

Hm, could be interesting, but why are there like, no details? Still, I could do worse. You uploaded your resume, your email address, phone number, and hit “Apply”. 

The evening passes quickly. You turn off the TV, uninterested in finishing the episode of Love Island without Sky, who has long since passed out on the couch beside you. You get up and yawn, stretching like a cat before seeing your phone screen light up. As you grab it, you see that an unknown number is calling. At ten o’clock? Scam alert!

You walk to your bedroom and answer anyway, ready to prank the scammer on the other line, “Hello?” You do your best Kermit the Frog impression.

“Miss L/N? This is a call in response to your job application to be a private tutor?” A strong, female voice spoke on the other end of the call.

Dread and embarrassment washed over you like a downpour. Are you fucking kidding me? You chastised yourself.

“Hello?” The woman spoke again.

“Hi!” Now you sounded too overzealous. Tone it down. “Hello, yes, this is Y/N. I apologize, I needed to clear my throat.”

“No trouble at all. I will connect you with the master.” Her voice was deadpan. You heard her quietly say, “fucking hell.” The line went silent for a moment, and your pulse quickened. The what?

“Ah, Miss L/N.” The male voice on the other end purred, sending a shiver up your spine.

“Um, Y/N is just fine, thank you.” You were almost tripping over your words and started to pace your room. “I - I’m sorry, um, what is your name? I am afraid that I don’t know who you, or your school or company is at all. There was barely any information on the application.” You slapped a hand over your mouth and internally screamed at yourself. For the love of crackers and cheese stop talking now before you say anything else offensive.

“Y/N.” He repeated your name, and you froze in place. That voice. “You may call me Silco.” He sounded like honey and whiskey, sweet on the tongue and a burn in your throat to wash it down. He continued, “Let me ask since you brought up the application: What made you interested in this position?”

The money, obviously. “I thought it would be a unique opportunity for myself in my career, and a perfect fit for myself. I have been teaching at the Piltover Academy of Arts and Sciences, well, now just Sciences actually.” Your voice trailed off. “Sorry, I’ve been teaching for three years since I graduated at the top of my class. I have experience with art, history, and music, all of which I think are vital for a student to learn. How old is the student that is requiring the lessons? I only ask because it will be easier to craft lessons depending on their grade level.”

“She is eighteen.” He paused, “I agree that the arts are an essential part of one’s education. Tell me, Y/N, have you ever been to Zaun?”

“Zaun?” You didn’t mean for your confusion to come across so loudly so you covered your tracks, “I have never been but I know that it is a small town, a population under 500 and well-known for their folklore, as well as the birthplace of General Vander who was said to have raised a legion of wolves to fight in the Great War over six hundred years ago.”

“Ah, I see.” He sounded pleased, or strained, if that was possible to detect, “You’re familiar with our quaint town? That is where we are located. My manor is just outside of the town.”

“Oh,” You furrowed your brow, “I am partially familiar, but I am afraid that it would be quite a far drive for me to come all the way out there every day. You see, I live in Piltover City.”

A pause on the other end. You held your breath in anticipation for his response and started mentally backtracking through your other job options. 

“I see, well, we expected that. We are prepared to have you stay on the grounds. Your meals and everything else will be provided for in addition to your flat-rate compensation.”

You couldn’t hide the excitement from your voice and you said happily, “That would be amazing.”

“You’ll hear from us soon, thank you for your time, Y/N,” He said softly, “It has been a pleasure to speak with you.”

“The pleasure was mine, thank you for your consideration, Silco.” It felt strange to say his name aloud, too informal. Before you could say anything else, the line clicked in your ear, startling you back to reality.

You started your nightly routine, though trying to get your heartrate back to resting was more difficult than taming a beast. Still, you fell asleep with your imagination running wild to piece together a picture of the man that is connected to such a sensual voice.

-

Part II

[taakitz]

@corvusclown jayvik fic recs that involve time travel or dimension travel, let’s fucking GO. despite my ire in my original post most of these don’t have ximena talis in them im so sorry 😔

and also (this is important) most are short fics because i tend to only bookmark completed fics 😔😔😔 the long ones aren’t done yet and are in limbo in my tabs……

Reason is an Anchor by IdiotEverywhere - 2,705 words

short and sweet time travel fix-it, and just published today (:

A Dying Star by Invalop - 9,862 words

jayce is transported to a modern/professors au with all his memories, and gets viktor (who does Not remember) to fall in love with him all over again. sappy in the best way, it has the “no angst” tag and it really means that

Reunions by SleepyBonesInc - 2,313 words

“Jayce and Viktor visit Jayce's mom, months after she's thought them dead.”

part of a short series of 4 fics (so far) but one need not have read the rest of the series to read this one. i just put the author’s summary bc it’s exactly what it says on the tin and i love it so so much. it’s the antithesis of what i was complaining about in this post!!!!!

To Mend a Butterfly by allcapsbee - 32,731 words

“Jayce wakes up in an alternate universe. Viktor doesn’t.”

i’ll be so fucking fr with u i only remember little glimpses of this fic bc i read it over the course of like the past 3 weeks as the chapters came out. and the past 3 weeks were… not great for me! but i remember liking the ending a lot, and i only bookmark things i like, so it has to be good!!

the ghost and the machine by York - 14,926 words

oh my god THIS FIC. basically, post-canon jayce and viktor are stuck in limbo with no physical forms, so they body hop through different alternate universes and get better and better at doing so, and slowly but surely, they talk things out and get together (: it’s so fucking well-written imo like oh my god. read this one.

flesh of time by slushyfan - 1,750 words

“in which jayce makes a bargain to go back in time and save viktor from his doom”

i’ll be so fr i don’t think this one wasn’t proofread, BUT, something about it compels me SO much. especially the very last line of dialogue… it’s only 1700 words and i think it’s worth a read imo!

Gold, Red, Grey by catnizaki - 4,246 words

jayce and viktor wake up in a modern au post-canon except unlike that other fic they both remember everything lol. my notes on this bookmark were “beautiful wonderful splendid, no notes” and i do Not leave text on my bookmarks very often, so i must have really liked it!!!

folk causality by straddling_the_atmosphere - 2,890 words

“Jayce made a promise and he intends to keep it. No matter how many tries it takes.”

short and sweet (but not… like… sweet as in soft. i mean sweet as in well-written) time loop fic, it compelled me and i like the ending (:

Like It’s the First Time by egg_thief - 5,132 words

“in which jayce crashes into another universe, one where viktor was too late to stop his jump”

i love this author’s fics but man this one hurt me….. in a good way. go read it.

stay your pretty eyes on course by Archadian_Skies - 7,375 words

i read this one like a month ago and i don’t remember at all what happens in it, like for real this time. but by god i must’ve bookmarked it for a reason!!! a good ol time travel fix-it i’m sure.

you’re starting to look really weird by Anonymous - 20,800 words

#jayce gets thrown into an alternate universe but it’s the au viktor’s perspective

that tag says it all but also, not really. THIS FIC. it’s not quite a fix-it, at all, actually. but oh my god. this one Hurt. read it. it’s probably one of my fave fics of all time. Read It.

been fixated on arcane lately and of course i love time travel as a trope so i’ve been reading a lot of jayvik time travel fix-its (i know it’s indulgent and that i should read real books but december sucked for me okay.)

and maybe it’s the fact that i have a dead mom but in some of these long-form time travel/dimension travel fics they just. completely skip over jayce talis reuniting with his mom. and in a couple the authors were even like “he thought about seeing his mom but [insert excuse here]” and im just like YEAH viktor is everything to him but you know who ELSE is everything to him (imo)???? his mom!!!!!! that’s his mama ):

obviously obviously obviously if the fic is jayvik romance-centric the author’s gonna wanna focus on that and that’s perfectly fine but if it’s a longer fic and multiple chapters and you don’t mention him seeing his mom ONCE????? or at least a REALLY good excuse as to why he wouldn’t??? you’re being percyphobic (im percy) (my mom is dead)

[caspercryptid]

So consider jayvik viktor is teaching a class, jayce interrupts says heimerdinger wants him but it’s fine he can cover, proceeds to realise he doesn’t know shit about the subject and says to a class of gossipy, nosey teens ‘you can ask me about just about anything that isn’t x subject as long as you don’t tell viktor’ chaos ensues jayce is forced to confront his feelings (sorry if this is too long/specific!)

You're gucci <3 on the record, detailed Premises are usually a-okay, the problem with details is giving me Plot, that's harder! Anyway, hope you like this one :)

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Jayce’s first warning really should have been the fact that he had no idea what Viktor was saying when he entered the room.

Sure, those were words. Those were words he’d heard before, even. Or half of them were. Maybe a third. His problem was that he assumed his lack of comprehension was less a loss of grasp on the subject matter and more getting lost in Viktor’s eyes, which were. Fixed on his. Again. Shit. He was supposed to be talking. “Heimerdinger.” He says, lamely, but thankfully, that’s enough. Viktor rolls his eyes hard enough that there’s a little ripple of laughter across the lecture hall.

“Really.” he says. “Well, that’s going to be all period–”

“I can cover.” Jayce offers. “Sorry to all you kids who want to go home but we all need to indulge Dean Heimerdinger in his facade that he’s capable of having a short meeting or he gets his feelings hurt.”

Viktor snorts and just hands Jayce his lecture notes on a clipboard. “Have at it.” He says. “I’ll be back in.... anywhere from twenty minutes to three hours. Stand vigil for me.”

“I’ll do my best.” Jayce says, smiling at him, getting a little lost in how Viktor smiles back for long enough that when he looks back up other students are exchanging glances. Shit. He looks down at the notes as Viktor leaves the room, and that’s.....about when it clicks.

“Hm.” He says. “Alright, new lesson plan.” he looks back up. “Some of you are in some of my class for mechanics, and if anyone wants to ask questions or do homework right now, you can absolutely do that, just don’t tell Viktor.”

“What kind of questions?” asks a kid in the front row, and Jayce. Gets the distant sense of something hanging over his head. There’s a kind of gleam there. But like a rat in a trap, he darts forward anywhere.

“Whatever questions you want.” He says, assuming the price he has to pay is going to be giving away his answer key for his next exam, which would frankly be worth it to not have to admit to Viktor that he has no idea how biology functions beyond metabolizing alcohol. Which he had specifically looked up to be able to drunkenly argue with Viktor better.

“What’s your relationship with Professor V?”

Jayce pauses. “–pardon?”

The kid looks at him like he’s stupid. “You just checked him out.” he says. “We all saw that.”

“Did not.”

“Did too.”

“You kinda did,” calls a girl from the back, “What gives?”

“I– well, we’re friends.” Jayce realizes it sounds kind of lame, and that he’s kind of red, and another kid chokes down a laugh with a cough.

“Old friends,” Jayce adds, with emphasis, which doesn’t get a more impressive reaction, and he puts his hands on his hips.

“Oh, come on now. Isn’t he a good teacher? Isn’t he impressive? I mean, look at him, objectively, who wouldn’t stare at him? You’re all capable of recognizing that he’s pretty, imagine having known the guy for years and having seen him all dressed up for presentations or messy when he’s pulled an all nighter at the lab or all lit up from having gotten published or–”

Jayce hears himself about the time that he spots the expressions on the teenagers faces, and he stalls as it hits him.

“Shit.” He says, and there’s a proper ripple of laughter at that. “Shit. Okay. You’re all sworn to secrecy, right?”

“Of course.” A kid in the front row says, doe-eyed, and Jayce is too thrown off to question that as hard as he should.

“Great.” he says. “Now, does anyone want the answer key to my next test?”

A lot of faces light up, and he thinks he’s dodged the subject with everyone but himself.

Shit.

[rukki-lill]

my last braincells decided to team up to make modern!au no one asked about. it seems like i have to capture a ficwriter to realize all my ideas below hehe

— Viktor Novak, 27 y.o. — czech immigrants’ son. childhood in a poor district has taught him a lot — working as a bionic engineer who is developing bionic prosthetic limbs. is it obvious enough that the company’s name is Hextech? — most of the colleagues who has previously teamed with Viktor got a little bit tired of his desire to make every project affordable for people with at least average salary. and then it was Jayce who shared Viktor’s ideas — living with two cats, Blitz and Crank (yes, i used Blitzcrank’s skin as a reference and you can do nothing about it). even though Viktor has a minimalistic lifestyle and doesn’t spent much on his needs and wants, he’s spoiling his fluffy children with toys, treats, and devices  — obsessed with oat milk — likes secretly turning on rock music and sing along when Jayce is out for a lunch. obviously he was caught one day

— Jayce nicetities Talis, 25 y.o. — thanks to patronage by Kiramman family studied in the prestigious private school. had been an outstanding student (and ofc popular with girls and gays) before he sneaked into the school lab with friends at night. while Jayce was doing an experiment for his personal project, one of the friends accidentally caused mini explosion. in the end only Jayce was almost dropped out of school while other guys just got away with it. until the graduation he was bullied by teachers and classmates and called “The Golden boy”, but not in a good way how it used to be. Jayce has mentally recovered only in uni where professors were impressed by his abandoned project and supported his future researches  — fell in love with Viktor since their first meeting in Hextech because damn have you ever seen Viktor?? Jayce was acting like a shy teenager because he was scared to lose their perfect partnership and friendship because of his confession. in the end Viktor mentioned that he would never break up with a friend who’d have an unrequited crush on Viktor. “and well, Jayce, please stop being so obvious and be a farther of my cats”

[arcanejayvik]

JAYVIK AU TIME: i wanted to write one where viktor is popular too 😚 so here we are, just a lil academy!jayvik

jayce is a student at the top of his class. he's a little bit egotistical because of it, but not maliciously so--he really is the most brilliant mind the academy has ever seen. it doesn't help that all the girls (and lads) fawn over him constantly.

THEN, a professor transfers into their school, and he’s suddenly the one everyone’s fawning over and he hasn’t even arrived yet--

jayce hears that he’s attractive, funny, and brilliant, and that he’s from Zaun of all places. he’s the youngest professor to ever teach at their academy. everyone seems so excited about him.

and jayce is a lil jealous of the attention he's getting because it means he's getting less of it.

besides, this guy is getting so much credit just because he's from Zaun, he's probably not that big of a deal, of course he knows how the academy crowd likes to hype up rumors to sound better than they really are--

when viktor arrives at the academy, jayce very deliberately stays out of his way, except for the one period where he has viktor’s class this semester--hey, the description of it sounded interesting and that’s what is most important to jayce.

viktor is immensely popular. heimerdinger loves him, and all of the students seem to be asking him for tutoring sessions at every possible moment. jayce knows for a fact that some of those people haven’t showed up to a single study session before in their lives.

but viktor does not seem to enjoy the attention nearly as much as jayce did. he seems reluctant to make friends with anyone outside a classroom setting and is always politely detached.

but oh. my. god. he really is pretty. he's lean and his boyish hair looks windswept, and his eyes are the color of autumn honey and when he looks down his lashes cast shadows across his cheekbones--and jayce instantly joins the viktor fanclub with all of his fellow students, but he tries not to be a creeper about it.

one day, he's walking around the hallways, and he hears a rumor he is sure he wasn't supposed to.

psst. hey. did you see the professor and talis in the room after class the other day? the TA was on her way to drop off something for the professor, but she ended up walking away because they were both red in the face, alone.

and jayce is like, typical for them to make absolutely nothing into a stupid rumor. he had only been asking for viktor's input on his research paper for his class.

why had viktor been blushing about his research paper?

he'd been too busy staring intently at his report, hoping that viktor didn't pick up the red on his own cheeks, to notice.

....interesting.

The academy's best student has a new research topic.

[part 2]