#didnt link the drabble bc tbh its super unedited and rough

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Jayce had to go to the suffering pit for months so his final plea to Viktor would be empathetic enough Incorrect, he had to suffer so he'd come back looking so sad, hot, and needy that Viktor would be horny enough to sabotage his own villain arc, lol

Real analysis though, I do think you could argue that sending Jayce back with both (1) new chronic injury and (2) very obviously suffering some Arcane corruption (things Only Viktor could "fix") could be part of old mage Viktor's plan. Given how they met and just the joy Viktor seems to get from being the stable/more confident half of their partnership (always encouraging Jayce to push limits and believe they can change things with Hextech), Jayce needing 'Him Specifically' probably doesn't do so much as push Viktor's buttons as slam them.

Anon holy shit I love these takes. The idea that putting Jayce through The Torment Nexus was not only to get Jayce to really understand what he had to do/what was at stake, but to ALSO make him so Sexy Traumatized that it would drive Viktor to do insane shit and lose the fucking plot is hilarious. I'm gonna be thinking of that for a while.

Also you're absolutely right on Viktor being the stabilizing one (also hilarious considering the "be gay do crimes build laser arms" vibes) and going bugfuck wild over Jayce looking like he needs healing and comfort so much, only to say no.

Wizard Viktor molded Jayce into the ultimate irresistible Viktor Bait, then held him juuust out of Viktor's grabby little hands. Masterful work tbh