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ashlynnfall · 3 days ago

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group project with jayce and vi - arcane x reader

summary: blurb about you being stuck with vi and jayce for a group project

tags: arcane fluff (because we deserve it after this show), no spoilers (but mentions of s2 scenes and characters), silly, stupid, reader insert, school au, no trauma au, hextech exists in this world, somewhat ooc vi and jayce

warnings: cussing

word count: about 2.4k

a/n: this is inspired by the current vi and jayce accomplishing nothing memes. i love that joke so much, so i decided to write a little story about it! also jinx remains as powder in this since no tragedy has happened. this is my first fic ever, so any advice on how to be a better writer would be greatly appreciated! thanks for reading, and i hope you enjoy <3

------------------------------------------------------------------------------it's your favorite class about your favorite subject full of your favorite people, so what could go wrong?

literally everything, apparently.

your teacher, mr. heimerdinger, announces a group project to the class. soon after, everyone chatters in excitement because you all like each other, so no matter what, you'll all end up with a good group. he starts calling names and organizing people into groups of three. as the options for your group narrow down, you look around to see who hasn't been called yet.

vi...ekko...ooh mel would be great for this, you think to yourself as you survey the crowd.

"mel, ekko, and caitlyn! you're a group," heimerdinger calls out, causing you and the class to frown.

"ugh, talk about unfair," one student murmurs.

"viktor, skylar, and elora, you're a group."

the options keep getting smaller, and as you look to see who hasn't been grouped yet, a horrible realization hits you. all that's left is you, vi, and...

no.

"jayce," heimerdinger says.

stop it now.

"vi."

this isn't happening.

to your dismay, heimerdinger calls your name. you turn to look at vi and jayce who are sitting next to each other, currently celebrating the pair up.

"hell yeah!" vi exclaims, raising a hand up to high five jayce. jayce enthusiastically moves his hand to hers-

and misses her hand.

seriously, how do you miss an unmoving target?

you watch as these bumbling fools try two more times before they can actually hit the high five.

you've got to be fucking kidding me.

jayce talis, the golden boy of the grade. he's a genius inventor with incredible ideas that will take him far in life. known to be smart and charismatic, most people would love to be grouped up with him for any assignment. as one of heimerdinger's star pupils, being his partner should be good news right?

wrong.

vi, the cool girl of the grade. she's not the most academically gifted person, but she does all of her work and tries her hardest to contribute to the group. she's known to be an amazing fighter and has a gift for making people feel better. rumor has it that caitlyn kiramman once went on a total rampage after losing her mother's expensive necklace. she was a raging asshole for a week, spewing mean things to anyone who stood in her way. vi was out sick for that week, so there was no one to console caitlyn.

when vi returned to school, she called caitlyn "cupcake" one time, causing her to switch sides immediately, reverting back to the sweet girl she's known to be. oh, and vi found the necklace too!

so a team up between a boy genius and a girl with a big heart should be amazing news. however, despite all of their incredible traits, when jayce and vi work together, all of that shit disappears.

they've been paired up together for projects before, and they're the only ones who love this match up. everyone else reacts in horror.

they're always onto absolutely nothing, cooking up plans and ideas that fail so miserably, it's almost impressive. during a lesson on hextech, they had the simple task of using a comically large hammer to aim and hit a target. the hammer was too big for vi to hold alone, so they used the power of friendship to hold it up together. they aimed for the target, and shot a blast.

it completely missed.

in fact, they missed so bad, that it ended up shooting through a window, resulting in it completely shattering. students had to dive for cover from flying glass shards. this prompted a severe tongue lashing from a very angry heimerdinger, who now had to pay for window repairs and do paperwork.

there was another time where they were sparring with some older classmates, got way too into the fight. they were in the middle of hyping each other up when a kid accidentally got in the way of their brawl. they totally knocked him on his ass, the poor thing got sent straight to the ground.

he recovered soon after, but he went home with a bloody nose the day of the impact. jayce was the one who dealt the punch, so he was wracked with guilt for the child he just injured. he sent the family some flowers as an apology, to which the mom responded with dead roses and a note saying: "eat shit".

he is not popular in that family.

knowing you're in for a disaster, you accept your fate, and walk over to a beaming jayce and vi. they are so excited to be partnered up with you, and it would be sweet sight if they weren't, well, them.

"this project is due next class, so please decide on a time outside of school to complete this. we have a lecture to finish," heimerdinger instructs.

vi offers her house, to which you and jayce agree. you're supposed to meet there about four hours from now, which isn't nearly enough time for you to prepare for the bullshit.

here we go.

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four hours later, you're knocking on vi's door, trying to calm your already spiked nerves. it swings open to reveal a small girl with two blue braids.

"hi!" powder exclaims as she wraps you into a tight hug. it's been a while since you've seen vi's little sister, and you're relieved to know that at least one person in this house has sanity.

the two of you catch up for a bit while you wait for vi to bring you upstairs. powder tells you about her little crush on ekko, rambling happily about their adventures while you laugh at their antics.

ten minutes pass and vi still hasn't come down to get you, so now you're annoyed. that annoyance quickly turns into concern as a loud bang from upstairs shakes the entire house.

what the hell?

you and powder rush upstairs to see what the commotion is about. nearly ripping vi's bedroom door off its hinges in fear, you two run inside to make sure everyone's alright.

you look at the scene with disappointment as you see dumb and dumber standing in shock, eyes directed to the damage they just created. there's a giant dent in the floor, no doubt made by the hammer in jayce's hand. vi's giant gauntlets are at her side, which leads you to infer that they were sparring before the impact.

jayce is always doing some type of extreme damage with that hammer, you facepalm as you take in the scene.

you give them both a withering glare then yell at their foolishness.

"you idiots do realize that we're supposed to improve the hextech, not destroy buildings with it, right?"

powder runs downstairs to tell uncle vander what happened, and you sigh in frustration while the other two carefully set their weapons onto the ground.

"sooo...we should get started on the project now, yeah?" jayce offers as his hand rubs the back of his neck, clearly trying to fix the mood.

you let out an exasperated sigh.

"yeah, let's get started."

vi and jayce add another disastrous duo moment to their record. you've lost count of all their failures at this point.

during the entire project, they say stupid ideas or do reckless things. jayce swings the hammer around with zero regard for his surroundings, and laughs whenever vi sticks up her middle finger in the gauntlets. whenever one of them says something that sounds remotely smart, the other one says, "EXACTLYYYYY."

"do you think if we wrap the hammer in foam, we can prevent it from breaking things?" vi asks jayce, who shoots her a look of disbelief.

"you can't be serious," he responds in a critical tone.

you nearly jump for joy as you watch their interaction. for the first time ever, there's hope that one of them will finally be smart in the other one's presence.

"we should wrap it in air pillows, not foam. regardless, that's a great idea! we should test it out," jayce enthuses as he reaches for the hammer.

your hope shatters into a million pieces, just like that window they destroyed.

"no, no, no, no, no!" you interject as you swat his hand away, preventing them from causing more destruction.

"what crawled up your ass today?" jayce asks, offended by your behavior.

"heimerdinger's foot definitely did because you keep screwing up on his exams. don't hate on us because you have a D in this class," vi insults as she completely airs out your business in front of jayce.

jayce yells "OHHHHH" in response, then goes to dap up vi for flaming you. putting your head in your hands, you practice deep breathing so you don't completely lose your shit. it's not your fault that runes and hex crystals are so confusing!

uncle vander stops by shortly after the argument to inspect the damage, loses his mind, then goes to call uncle silco for assistance. you, vi, and jayce continue the project and pretend like vander isn't infuriated with all of you. you didn't even do anything but you still get wrapped up in this mess.

halfway through the project, vi gets a facetime call from caitlyn, to which she immediately responds. if you had a dime for every time vi called her "cupcake", you'd be a millionaire.

things get even more annoying when jayce gets a facetime call from mel, who he also immediately responds to. your friends yap to their girlfriends while you continue working on the project, silently reflecting on how terrible your luck is.

despite their annoying tendencies and horrific performance as a duo, they're somewhat helpful during the project. jayce uses his hextech knowledge to create solid ideas for improving the weapons. the secret to getting him to be his genius self? tell vi she isn't allowed to speak or be in the room while he works. you gave the same rule to jayce when it was vi's turn to contribute, and she actually came up with solid ideas for weapon functionality and protection.

turns out, separating them is a brilliant idea. you mentally pat yourself on the back for your effective plan.

the three of you finish the project and decide to do a movie night in celebration. jayce and vi miraculously land a high five first try, which makes you smile. they then take turns giving you a high five, making your smile wider. the pair gets too confident and tries to do a complicated handshake, which per usual, goes terribly.

jayce accidentally smacks vi (how does this even happen?), and vi punches his arm in return. the two playfully duke it out while you pull out your phone to record them for your private story. you caption the video "mfs when they horrifically fumble a situationship".

when they finish the fight, you realize you can't be their babysitter anymore. desperate to not be stuck with the moron brigade, you ask to invite the rest of the friend group, and vi agrees, complimenting you for coming up with a great idea.

"it's pretty easy to have great ideas when you two are full of terrible ones," powder shouts from the kitchen.

even though vi is taller, older, and arguably stronger, she is always getting destroyed by powder in a verbal battle. it's what makes their dynamic so amazing. vi opens her mouth to shout something back, but you put your hand on her shoulder and shake your head, letting her know it's no use arguing back.

about thirty minutes later, you're sitting in the living room with vi, jayce, mel, caitlyn, ekko, viktor, skylar, elora, powder and her new friend isha, claggor, and milo. you all watch a comedy movie to unwind from the stress of the day, and soon become thoroughly entertained by the movie's ridiculous humor. jayce and vi throw popcorn at each other, which annoys everyone. knowing there was no stopping them, you and mel make a bet on who will win. you choose vi and she chooses jayce like a supportive girlfriend.

mel slides you a crisp five dollar bill halfway through the movie.

as you sit and watch, surrounded by your friends who are full of the happiness and light that they deserve, you decide that maybe a group project with vi and jayce didn't turn out to be such a bad thing after all.

the hangout is full of jokes, silly arguments, laughs, and unbridled joy. even vander and silco stop by to check in on everyone from time to time, smiling at each other as they reminisce about their days as students. whenever those two enter the room, vi and jayce's bodies go rigid with stillness, trying to attract as little attention as possible from the angry set of uncles.

it was an amazing night of bonding with your friends and basking in the comfort of good company. you make a mental note to plan more of these, hoping to give your friends the enjoyment they deserve. when the movie ends, everyone gets off the couches to clean up as they discuss their thoughts on the movie. vi approaches you with a big grin on her face, then has the audacity to deliver the following line:

"this was so fun, the three of us should totally be partners again!"

since you're in such high spirits, you consider giving jayce and vi another chance. maybe they aren't all that disastrous, and maybe, just maybe, they can prove to be a competent duo-

"totally! for our next project we should try seeing how powerful a hextech blast can get! maybe we should go to the park and shoot it into the sky?" jayce schemes while vi's face lights up in excitement at the prospect of another hextech hangout.

never mind, you roll your eyes and mentally chastise yourself for even thinking of giving this another shot. these morons couldn't find a way out of their own asses if they were handed a map.

you fervently shut down their plan before they try making any more.

"absolutely not."

jayce and vi are definitely going down in history as one of the worst duos of all time.

#arcane #arcane x reader #arcane fluff #ridiculous #vi and jayce #vi arcane #jayce arcane #arcane league of legends #arcane season 2 #arcane au #arcane season 1 #arcane oneshot #arcane drabble #jayce and vi drabble #jaycetalis #vi

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ember-owlet · 1 year ago

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hi, i'm just getting to learn about agere, and i'm a little anxious, i wanted to know if you could write something for mel as a cg?

a/c: absolutely firelight! thank you for your patience. i'm so glad you've been trying to learn more about age regression! speaking personally, it is a wonderful coping mechanism and i really hope this brings you some form of comfort on your journey. (/gen) this was an absolute treat to write and create the moodboard for as i don't see as much mel content in the arcane fandom, much less for elora in the agere tag and i hope to provide as much as i can. ʚ♡ɞ

dynamic: gn!regressor! reader x cg! mel medarda x babysitter! elora

reader is referred to as: darling, little one, sweetheart, and my love. mel is referred to as mommy.

content warnings: descriptions of anxiety from reader and moments of overstimulation/overwhelm ((stay safe little firelights, you can always come back to this when you're ready))

"Now now darling I'll only be gone for a short while." Mel swept her hand across your cheek and slid down to your chin, giving you a slight tap with her slender finger to the very tip of your nose. Your caregiver had reminded you that she was going away to a council meeting for the majority of the day. "Elora will be here to provide you with anything that you'll need." Mel would look over to reveal the presence of her assistant, the woman giving you a slight nod of acknowledgment and a shy wave as to not startle you further. "You'll be a brave little one for me, won't you?" Despite the thousands of ways you wanted to beg her to stay, you knew that her work was important to her, but being without your caregiver for so long presented a new form of unease. Before you could protest further the door had already locked into place, the sound of the great marble echoing in the open air. Elora adjusted her posture before straightening once again, "I think it's quite a lovely day to go outside, don't you?" She paused, stretching beyond where you stood to retrieve your comfort plush off of the floor, eyeing the other toys and miscellaneous gifts scattered aimlessly, noting to have the place cleaned and organized before Councilor Medarda's return. "And, maybe if you feel up to it I heard there was a lovely spot near the marketplace to find a new outfit for you and your stuffie." Shuffling you weighed your options, and though it would have been wonderful on its own to stay inside and let the thoughts of missing your mommy persist, a day out couldn't hurt? The extravagant doors swung open again, much more persistent than when the two of you had exited the room moments prior. You had no idea where to go, but the overwhelming urge to curl up and cry overtook you as the room spun with you in place. You quickly launched yourself into bed, your ears tickled with the strain of picking up every beat and sound around you. Elora moved with ease throughout the room, resetting the environment to make it as quiet and calming as she physically could. Despite your best efforts, the town square was bustling with activities, unexpected noises, and situations you weren't prepared for. It was too much, and without Mel around to help it didn't take much for the churning in your stomach to become unbearable. The only other person present that brought you a sense of familiarity was now down to a side sitting position. "Hey sweetheart.." she cooed at the edge of the luxurious bed, guiding a pillow and blanket beside you, unrolling the silk should you need easy access to it. "Take as much time as you need. I let Mel know about the situation and she'll be here as soon as she possibly can." she spoke almost in a whisper, the pen in her hand being flipped between each finger back and forth. Her eyes flipped through the tiered bookshelf that rested not too far away from your bedside. "How about I read to you until she gets here. When you feel ready, pick whichever one you like while I get you something to drink." Time was lost in the countless titles that graced your collection, and through small sniffles, you gathered the energy to select a few. You draw a hand lovingly over the worn copy of The Short Tales of a Fox and Their Warren. You loved the way your mommy would effortlessly paint the images of the once lonely fox and how, after discovering another lone rabbit out in the forest, would create a warren of their own. You clutched the book tightly in your arms, another exhale to calm your restless mind. Elora poked her head gingerly into the doorway, the warm, freshly sweet scent of chamomile lingered in the air. The cartoonish mug stood tall and proud contrasted to the elegant tray. Elora bent down to hand you the heated vessel. "Drink slowly, it's still a bit hot." You took short but wide gulps of the tea. It was just what you needed and you exhaled deeply as it warmed your aching body.

Swaddled together in your bed she finishes, "And then, the once lonely fox smiled. For they knew that though this newfound family was different in many ways, they had finally found what they had been looking for: A place to belong. The End." She motioned to close the book, letting the spine crackle before it set into place. She looked down at you; rather fond of the way you clutched onto her side as you slept. Suddenly her attention was taken to the doorway, smiling at the sound of the approaching (and all too familiar) hasty footsteps. "Perfect timing. We had just finished storytime. They finally felt safe enough to rest." she greeted Mel with a gentle nod, sliding herself out of the bed to let the frazzled woman swiftly replace her position and slink into your arms. She looked around at the spotless room and sighed in relief to the peaceful atmosphere. "Thank you Elora. As always, you have done wonderfully. Tomorrow morning please have the rest of the day scheduled in my absence. I think I've had enough excitement for one day." She leans over, brushing aside the strands of hair that fell over your face. Already striking each event from the list, Elora bids the councilor a good evening and closes the door behind her. It didn't take long for you to feel the golden bangles around your mommy's waist, slowly bringing yourself to meet her gaze. "I missed you; so so much mommy." You whine, holding her tighter and burrowing your face deeper into her. She chuckles, wiping the dampness from your cheeks and placing your soft friend in your arms. "I missed you too. You did so well today, my love. Come, let's get you freshened up and ready for bed."

#cg! mel medarda #babysitter! elora #gn!regressor!reader #gn!reader #mel medarda #elora arcane #arcane agere #arcane #fandom agere #sfw agere #agere #agere fic #embers writings

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mariandjarin · 1 year ago

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Arcane

Art by hike_conceptart

Masterlist in progress:

Vander x Mel (Wedding and baby) written by Bing AI

Vander x Mel written by Bing AI

Vander and Lucy Gray Baird (The spy and the Hound of the Underground) written by Bing AI

Vander and Lucy Gray Baird (The lady and the Hound of the Underground) written by Bing AI

The protector and the healer (Vander x Elora Danan) written by Bing AI

#vander arcane #arcane #mel medarda #jayce arcane #caitlyn arcane #vi arcane #lucy gray baird #ballad of songbirds and snakes #elora danan

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dannidorina · 1 year ago

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If the ask goes for Arcane too, then I simply MUST ask: Mel x Elora??? Be as ruthless as you want!

MEL X ELORA HAS EVERY FUCKING VIBE EVER. Listen. I don't think I have a bad thing to say about this ship except that there wasn't enough in canon to support it being real. But that has NEVERRR stopped me from shipping anything!!

What I like the most about it is that Mel and Elora are two people who probably know the other's life more intimately than anyone else in canon. Whether Elora was there the whole time or just in Piltover--she's Mel's right hand woman. She seems to care when Mel's in distress over her mother's arrival. There are so many tasty things about this ship it's nutty.

Maybe one complaint would be that, canon in mind, I don't think Mel would break off a relationship with Jayce or vice versa to make it happen in canon. I think it's purely fanon. But those are like 99% of all my ships so again, I ask you, is that so much of an issue?

#melora #also #I noticed your fic no longer existed on ao3 a while back and I didn't want to pry but genuinely I still think about it all the time and #mourned for the loss but I wanted to say thank you for that fic???? it haunts me /pos /so fucking pos

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mashmoshmoosh · 2 months ago

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Intro!

YOOOO my name is Marshall and welcome !!! Read below to get to know me and my blog💥💥💥💥💥

💥 17

💥 black

💥 any pronouns

💥 artist / learning animator / aspiring animator + concept artist

💥 multifandom

I don't have too much of a life so when I'm not dealing with real grown up "responsibilities" I'm here.

I love everything to do with cartoons and animation.

I mostly post about character/show analysis, AU'S, theories, ships (I entertain any and everything as long as its legal. If you're unsure about that rarepair, crossover ship or crackship, I will be your biggest advocate for it IDC), ect. Anything about my interests and stuff I can rant/dump here really !

I love interactions so I'm almost always responding to comments/reblogs/asks. Don't be afraid to tell me your every thought on anything!! Especially on any of my interests!!!!!!

Major interests/hyperfixations that I post the most:

The Incredibles

Arcane

Paw Patrol

My Little Pony (Gen 4 + 5)

The Lion King/Lion Guard

Ghost Club

(Less intense interests that I still love):

2012 TMNT

Kung Fu Panda

Thomas and Friends

Letitia Wright and all her films. Every. Single. One.

Sinbad Legend Of the Seven Seas

Miraculous Ladybug

Wreck It Ralph

My Favorite:

Characters:

Helen Parr and Evelyn Deavor (Incredibles)

Zuma, Rocky, Marshall, & Rex (Paw Patrol)

Caitlyn, Jinx, Sevika and Grayson (Arcane)

Nirmala, Janna and Sarabi (The Lion Guard/Lion King)

Pinkie Pie (MLP)

Ships (PLEASLEJE ASK ME ABOUT THEM PLELASPELELDPELALSEP AND TELL ME SOME YOU LIKE):

Incredibles:

Hevelyn (Helen x Evelyn)

Evelage (Evelyn x Mirage)

Arcane:

Caitvi (Caitlyn x Vi)

Melora (Mel x Elora)

GrayVika (Grayson x Sevika)

SevCait / CaitSev?/ CaitVika / Assault Rifle (Sevika x Caitlyn)

TimeBomb (Ekko x Jinx)

MLP:

RariPie (Rarity x Pinkie)

RariShy (Rarity x Fluttershy)

TwiPie (Twilight x Pinkie)

Others:

Jamie x Leanne (Urban Hymn)

Rocky x Zuma (Paw Patrol)

Fuli x Rani (Lion Guard)

You can also fine me here !!

Instagram: m.ar5hall

Twitter: mashmoshmoosh

Tiktok: marshfenn

That's all !! I'm indecisive so I might always update this hrhrg

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tiredcloudd · 3 years ago

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Bestie I thank you for your service

Sooooo, JayVikMel Nation! MelOra village!

How would you fellas feel if I told you that my insomnia kept me awake the whole night and that I used that time to write the first chapter (5144 words) of my first fanfiction ever????

It’s kinda bad. But it was fun to spend my time that way and I was really motivated.

Basically the whole plot is just Elora being hopelessly and semi-secretly in love with Mel since they were exiled and having to suffer through Mel falling in love with Jayce and Viktor.

I feel stupid because I’ve never done this before, but I already have the first chapter finished, the uncorrected version of the second, and drafts for the third, fourth and fifth. It would start before Mel was exiled and end after the events of season 1, so yeah. That’s it.

Sorry for bothering you. As I said, it’s probably gonna suck, but ummm yeah. Well would anyone be interested in reading that eventually?

Thank you for your time.

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eddawrites · 3 years ago

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#arcane #meljay #mel x jayce #mel medarda #jayce talis #the sheer thirst of it all #seven years of this shit #i don't know how these two survived not jumping each other's bones for that long #rip elora #i meme'd

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snakes-of-the-undercity · 9 days ago

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Controversial Arcane opinion -

I DON’T LIKE CAITVI ALL THAT MUCH

Like, not in the ‘oh my god if Caut wasn’t there Vi and Jinx could have been a family again and none of the horrible things that happened would have happened’ way, but, like, idk.

I love the characters but they, as far as season 2 goes, don’t seem to be very good for each other.

Honestly same goes for TimeBomb and Jayvik imo, but more people have similar takes to me on those ones.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the ship, nor do I ship Maddie x Cait (love my little ginger girly but the first step to lesbianism is not to get with your police brutality boss, ya know?), and I’ll still read and interact with stuff about them, I just don’t really like them together because I don’t see many ways to portray their relationship in a realistic way without making them pretty toxic.

Ima write more on this later, but, anyway, Stan the most unproblematic ship there is in this goddamn show ->

✨ Melora ✨

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caspercryptid · 3 years ago

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In Perpetuity

This was supposed to be for Mel week day 4, AU, which was yesterday, or maybe for a requester in my inbox asking for Melora, which it is, but also, I did polyam and went on about meljay a little too long and now i’m gonna write another fic. So this is late on both counts. But! Happy Mel Week, and for everyone reading HAMMER TO FALL, here’s another one shot for the Heroes & Villains verse. If you’re not: Established relationship meljay, Jayce is a superhero, he’s Viktor’s roommate and is still crushing on him, that’s all the context you need for this one. Enjoy!

TW: Heights.

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It’s a day like any other day, or maybe a day like a thousand other days, or maybe there’d been a few too many days like this, lately, because Mel is...not having a good one.

Jayce is lovely, really he is, and she was certain he’d be understanding if she gave him a call, but he’d been...going through a lot lately. That felt like the understatement of the century, the longer she considered it.

And he’s kind of the problem, anyway.

So Mel has pushed her apartment window open to try to get a little fresh air, and she’s sitting with one leg hanging down over the street. It’s reckless, yes, but she has one foot planted firmly on the floor inside, and it’s a fairly roomy windowframe, and she thinks maybe she needs the fear in her gut. It helps her think.

It has been a bad week, she reflects, a little distantly. A really, exceptionally bad week. Out of the window, some part of Piltover proper is still smoking, because there’d been another incident, and she doesn’t know if it was the Defender of Tomorrow this time– and dammit, Jayce, that name was... not his best choice. She had no idea if it had been Jayce, or Vi, or Camille, or one of the other heroes smashing through her city. All she knew is that she’d been asked again to do cleanup, and it’s getting....tiring.

You told him to do this A small part of her brain reminds her, and yes, she had. She had because he’d wanted to. He’d wanted so desperately to do something, to be a hero, so she’d said he should. That she’d back him up, however she could. And she’d kept her word– and of course, it wasn’t just for him, she’d done this because she believed in it too. The heroes needed help, they needed people on the ground who were willing to do the cleanup that didn’t end when the rubble left the road. She’s a lawyer, writing press statements for newspapers was... easy. She has some connections, making nice with the superheroes and the council also just made sense. She would have done it without Jayce. With him, it was easy. She said she’d back him up. She did.

He wasn’t around terribly often, anymore, though.

In fairness, she thinks, as she swings her leg and feels gravity trying to pull her shoe from her foot. She isn’t either. They’re constantly just missing each other. She gets pulled into a particularly contested case the week Machine Herald takes off and Jayce is actually home, and then Jayce gets the tar beaten out of him when she had a rare break in cases. Bringing him coffee in the infirmary is not a date. Especially not when Heimerdinger is there.

Or Viktor, for that matter.

It’s not a problem that Jayce is in love with Viktor. It isn’t. Any more than it’s a problem that Mel’s in love with–-

The door opens, on cue, because of course it does, Mel can’t get a break, and there’s only two people with her apartment keys and one of them is probably on fire right now, so she turns away to reassure Elora that she is not, in fact, climbing out the window.

She catches sight of Elora and promptly forgets how to speak, which hopefully just looks like guilt, but Elora just laughs.

“Well, this beats sitting on the deck railing. Do you remember that one? At the Kiramman’s charity gala?”

Mel grins, a little. “You startled me so badly I nearly fell.”

“Nearly?” Elora challenges, and ah, well. Now that Mel thinks about it, She remembers the single pinwheeling moment of terror, Elora’s arms catching her, the view of the sky and Elora’s face upside down, her hair dangling down, her eyes, wide and dark, remembers having the most vividly stupid one liner in her head about falling for her and remembers thinking Jayce would have said it. She hadn’t. He had been absolutely insufferable about teasing her when she’d told him.

“Well, backwards was much better than forwards.” Mel says. “Even if it wasn’t that far of a drop.”

“You would have ruined your dress.” Elora chides her, and Mel snorts as she leans back on the window frame.

“Speaking of dresses.” She says. “Don’t think I haven’t noticed that you’re dressed up today.”

“–Ah, I suppose I did.”

Elora’s wearing a short red dress cinched at her waist, her hair twisted up with a red clip, which is a perfect match to the– blush. She’s blushing. Mel processes, a second, but Elora beats her to it.

“I was thinking,” She says, “That since your boyfriend seems to be indisposed today, and you had those tickets to the opera on your schedule– If I could be so presumptuous–” She breaks off, smiling. “Mel, you can’t grin at me like that, I can’t tell if you’re making fun of me.”

“Finish the sentence.” She prompts.

Mel realizes that she is smiling, but she can’t quite seem to stop.

“Well now I'm embarrassed to.”

“Are you about to ask if you can be my boyfriend for the evening?”

“I wasn’t going to phrase it like that.”

“My girlfriend?” Mel says, and then realizes she’s just asking. “Would you like to be my girlfriend?”

“–for the evening?” Elora asks, red.

“No.” Mel says, and then snorts, pressing her hand to her own cheek. “I mean, yes. Presumably for this evening. And then onwards. In perpetuity.”

“Well, that’s a little forward.” Elora jokes. “Might run into some legal trouble with that contract.”

“Thankfully you know a very good lawyer.” Mel says.

“That seems like a conflict of interest.”

“Don’t we have an alignment of interests?”

“I think this metaphor is getting away from you.” Elora is smiling, though, bright, doing something almost horrible to Mel’s chest, and then she extends a hand. “Come here out of the window before you scare me to death.”

“It would be a shame if I fell for you.” Mel says, and Elora covers her mouth to suppress her laugh, and Mel can’t stop smiling.

Maybe this week isn’t so bad after all, she thinks, as she silently vows never to tell Jayce she used that line.

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