#and so on my second rewatch i realized that there's no way Jayce could remember Viktor's face opening his eyes

[kotonni]

So, upon rewatching season 2, certain details have been brought to my attention that further cement Jayce and Viktor's affections for one another, and it all comes down to both Viktor and Jayce´s visual contact in this scene.

Back to this two shots, previously I stated that Jayce's memories of Viktor had been altered by his feelings for him. However I do not believe this is the case anymore.

In fact it is possible that this are not the memories from our Jayce at all, but from an alternate reality Jayce, one who was unable to stop the glorious evolution from culminating. It is very possible that this was the exact moment an alternate Jayce lost to Viktor, simply put, he was unable to shoot him because of his love for him.

And I no longer believe this to be a stretch, because the visuals pretty clearly support this argument: why does Viktor not smile down at Jayce in our timeline?

Well, because Jayce isn't looking at him anymore.

The only reason why Jayce is able to shoot Viktor is because he is averting his gaze. He lowers his head and shuts his eyes tightly before taking the shot, refusing to watch the act he is about to commit. By the time Viktor opens his eyes Jayce is already aiming the hextech weapon at him.

Harming Viktor goes so against his own nature that he begins to split into multiple versions of himself. Other selves from timelines where he failed, because for a second time, they weren't able to let Viktor die, and thus they break their oath to Viktor once again.

But this isn't the case for our Jayce, his oath to mage Viktor is repeated to us ("I won't fail. I swear it.") just as he is about to take the shot.

This exchange happens in a matter of seconds. Viktor has no chance to be pleased that Jayce has come back to him after months, Jayce doesn't allow this. He knows there is realities where he has already failed. But he refuses to break his promise to Viktor this time.

Ok this might be a stretch but after act 2 I was so curious to see why Jayce had looked upon Viktor like that

It wasn't fear, not exactly, upon seeing Viktor in a divine sort of position I could only describe Jayce's gaze as awed.

Of course, before the third act came out, the popular theory of "Jayce is stuck in a time loop and has killed Viktor many times before" explained a lot about his behavior but not about this look. Why would he look so shaken if this isn't his first time seeing him?

Now that the show is over I do believe we might have an answer and of course the answer is given to us in this scene.

When Cait mentions Viktor, forcing Jayce to confront that more than Ambessa, the greatest threat to their lives and Piltover is Viktor himself, Jayce thinks back to that first meeting after the time skip.

Of course we know at this point that there was no time loop. This is indeed the first time Jayce sees Viktor as the herald, and Viktor's reaction to seeing Jayce for the first time after months has been distorted in Jayce's own memories.

In his mind Viktor smiles at him. Although he is about to kill him, from Jayce's perspective, Viktor's first look at him after months of being separated is one of pure affection.

During his time in the arcane he was forced to undergo contidions that directly reflect Viktor's own upbringing, but let's not forget he was also haunted by such visions:

Making Mel's image dissappear only to be replaced by Viktor's is extremely symbolic, this is not Jayce obsessing over Viktor and his actions, instead we are directly told that not only is Jayce's relationship with Viktor of the same sort as his relationship with Mel, Viktor is quite literally replacing his former lover.

We could talk about the constant parallels between Mel and Viktor for days, but I believe my last point is backed up even further by propably the most evident mirror shot of the two of them:

appearing again during Viktor's conversation with Jayce:

This is very clearly a POV shot of Viktor from Jayce's own eyes, although it is Viktor talking, the images we see are from Jayce remembering their first meeting which, of course, was fated to happen.

With this established and going back to my main point, I believe upon seeing Viktor for the first time in months, who is gazing down at him with a smile on his face, and after being forced to confront his feelings for Viktor, Jayce looks up at him with love.

This is his own realization that they are in fact meant to find one another in every timeline.

[ashneedsmilk]

Hi, may i please request a Viktor x Reader where the Reader sends Viktor nudes/leaves dirty notes for him to find (or something like that) while he's working late nights? I'd also love if someone else finds/almost finds one of them and Viktor's reaction to a situation like that. Sorry if it's a weird/long request, it's kinda difficult for me to describe in English but if you wrote anything similar I'd be super happy.

-Omg wait... I'm putting this in the ‘Bold Reader’ category and I'm not totally sure if there are phones in Arcane but I'm adding them in just for this request cuz WOAH. This will be in two halves btw I am planning to make a second part since this one was so short so stay tuned for that in the near future :)-

Viktor x Bold Reader PT.21/2 NSFW

Contains: Masturbating, Nudes, Y/n giving no fucks, Brat!Reader, Viktor being hornee, Jayce being tolerable

“Uhm- V-Viktor..?” Jayce turned to look at his lab partner upon hearing the faint sound of moaning coming from his phone. Viktor practically jumped in his spot, realizing that he had been paralyzed in a state of shock and sexual frustration when Jayce was right behind him. He turned the volume up on accident as he tried to turn it down before deciding to shut his phone off completely.

He staggered in his spot to meet Jayce, red-faced with beads of sweat dripping down his neck. He fought off the growing erection in his pants and rubbed his hands down the sides of them to clean off the sweat building on his palms. “Hey... I get that porn... could be e-enjoyable at times but the hex- weren’t you the one that said hex before se-“

“You’d be mistaken to believe it was pornography, Jayce. It was merely just that one artist Y/n listens to occasionally... CupcakKe?” Viktor explained with a cough, turning back around to face his desk and attempting to calm himself down. Jayce went silent for a moment before he remembered... “OHHH... yeah they’ve sent me some of their music. I get it now” The taller man laughed and Viktor sighed out in relief, hands clenching at his chest to steady the rhythm his beating heart. “Well then... I need to head out for a bit, nature calls” Jayce sighed, walking himself out of the room and shutting the door behind him.

Viktor waited five, six, ten seconds, accompanied by no other but the silence in the room before pulling his phone out of his pocket and lowering his volume. Unlocking it, another uncontrolable blush creeped from his ears to his cheeks when typing out the letters of his lovers name quickly. He could practically do it with his eyes closed, his muscle memory now strong after memorizing where his fingers needed to go.

Viktor peaked behind him momentarily, returning to his private messages with Y/n to reply hastily and reviewing the videos and pictures they had sent yet again.

Y/n <3

Y/n <3:

Attachment: 1 image

Attachment: 1 image

Attachment: 1 video

Viktor:

Y/n. If you wished for my attention, why stay at home today?

My volume had been up, Jayce heard.

Y/n <3:

EXCUSE ME? D:

Viktor:

I had to make up an excuse Y/n.

Y/n <3:

You don’t want me? :(

Viktor tensed. He could vividly imagine you whining out those words, arms wrapped around his neck, whispering teasingly into his ear. Visions of the attachments they sent flashed throughout his mind and Viktor could already feel himself hardening for the second time in under the span of five minutes. Their hands were skillfully used to play with themself as they filmed in front of their bedrooms closet mirror containing Viktor’s and their own clothes. Y/n’s legs were spread where the struggling man had his face in between the night before, breathing shakily as they trembled with orgasmic pleasure. Viktor rewatched the video, feeling reather intoxicated by the way Y/n’s eyes rolled back. Their form weakened, thighs squeezed before the camera had slipped leaving only the ceiling for Viktor to see and his imagination to run wild. The distant, vocal moaning of their climax pushing him over the edge of frustration.

Y/n <3:

Check the lunch I made you today, there’s a note inside

Originally I was going to let you do all those things to me but since you seem upset rn maybe its better off for another day

I’ll be here waiting for your return then :) I wanted cuddles anyways

Have an amazing rest of your day at the lab Vik ilyilyilyilyily <3

A warm feeling rushed over Viktor, his cheeks warm and stomach filled with butterflies as he read Y/n’s final texts. Certainly, he loved them dearly. It felt overwhelming how much adoration he had for them. How much he’d give to spend the rest of his life with them... and Y/n had already promised he didn't need to give anything, for they felt the same way about him...

Viktor:

I love you too Mon cher

Viktor sighed, his chest heaving before a brow quirked up, curious to see what note Y/n was talking about. He trudged over to his bag, taking out the packed lunch Y/n had always made him. They usually ate together in the lab, but of course... they had decided to stay home that day for god knows what. Maybe they did this just to mess with the poor scientist...

Unfolding the cream-tinted paper that was hidden beneath all his food items, Viktor began reading the words out mentally. Glad he had chosen to keep silent as Y/n had described thoroughly of all the things little ol’ V was allowed to do with them later that night, their signature beautifully written at the end of the page.

“Jayce Talis is back!” The door slammed open and Viktor jumped, dropping Y/n’s teasing note onto the floor where Jayce had been walking to. “Could you knock!?” The brunette said with a heavy accent, struggling to bend down and pick up the reason for the raging boner growing inside his pants. Jayce stopped in front of him and picked up the note. “Hey we share this lab don’t we? It’s me you and Y/n!” The other scientist grinned, knowing Viktor could not tell him off for that.

But Viktor could not care less for whatever statement Jayce had made... but the fucking note. His heart had never dropped so quick, eyes wide and face red with embarrassment and fear. “Here ya go bud”

Jayce smiled, minding his own business as he payed no attention to Viktor or the note. He didin’t even unfold it to read whatever was inside...

The shorter boy’s heart still palpitates, sighing in relief as he stood up striaght, quick to stuff his note back in his lunch bag. Just for later...