#machine herald

[spirit-fingers22]

Arcane is my religion

he's going through his jesus era.

[preworkray]

lowk not a fan of this drawing but go my scarab

[clambatch]

herald

[666jevil]

[callingauguste]

Can’t wait for the machine herald.

made another in honor of season 2. everyone sucks. i love them.

[bippiti]

the first time you saw viktors new skin, well, if you could call it that, you were mesmerized. the metal, hextech, and him together formed an organism that you had never seen, but it was the most viktor thing you thought. to be so foreign, yet so familiar.

the first time you met him was awkward. you knew he meant no harm, but he clearly didn't want you there. you had heard whispers of his previous assistant, about her untimely end. you gave him space, choosing to observe and make notes rather than speak to him at first. overtime, the scribbles in your notebook turned into questions, and then those questions into discussions.

it seemed like you had finally gotten to know him, to truly understand him.

and then that missile hit

you thought that you were going to lose him, so when you saw jayce pick him up and run to the hexcore, you weren't far behind.

as the days passed, your belief that he would return waned. and by the time you had seemingly given up all hope, you stared longingly at him, and the cocoon that he was wrapped around.

he winced, you thought you were imagining it. as you stepped closer his eyes opened, they weren't the soft hazel you were expecting though, instead a mix of many. rainbow

as he tore through the strands that bound him jayce awoke, your shoulders brushed as you stared at the man in front of you.

"what am i?"

"you're alive"

lmk if you guys like this! it's just an idea but i might expand on it more if yall want

[v0idwraith]

[bichletmepickaname]

Viktor is about to have a fucked up scene where he thanks Jayce for killing him allowing himself to trancend humanism.

[thefan-girldiaries]

looks so damn good on them! More! Gimme more of it means resplendent beauty and grizzly panting hotness

Divorce

[lavellansembrace]

If we get Machine Herald in act 3 I need yall to resurface the enemies to not quite lovers Jayvik fanfics where Jayce holds on too strongly to the past version of Viktor, and Herald is having none of it, yet at the same time it’s Machine Herald who is obsessed with the Defender. He’s the one that actively seeks Jayce out, he’s the one that is like “human error, emotions. You’re the source of it! You’re the reason I can’t change” and they’re actively fighting each other and Defender is like “then kill me!” And Viktor is like nah bro.. and then they stop fighting and Jayce is like “V.. take off your mask” and so Herald does and it’s still Viktor. There is this knowing that no matter how much he augments his body, no matter if he’s more machine than human… it’s still Viktor. And then they sloppily makeout instead, Jayce full of love for the man he once knew, and Viktor clinging on to the last parts of himself that are human, desire. Jayce begging him to stay and Herald being like you know I can’t.

I used to eat those fanfics up back in like 2017 I’d be like YESSSSSSSSSS, 14 year old me had no business reading messy Jayvik dramatic fics.

As much as I love Arcane Jayvik, their dynamic in League has me in a chokehold.

+ points if in the fic Viktor never once calls Jayce by his real name, only calling him Defender, and Jayce only calling Viktor “V” and never using the name Machine Herald unless to rattle him.

FUCK IT I SHOULD WRITE IT MYSELF

[fiveandknives]

Cynic, probably autistic, disabled, science guy with a cane with his best friend who he’s also fuckin’ on the down low…oh and probably ethic and conduct violations too

[tiny-b3r]

Okay but are we talking about how at the end of Act 2 Viktor has achieved his “evolution” and now Jayce is the “disabled” one with the leg brace. And how that role reversal parallels how they were during act 2 of season 1 where Jayce was ascending to counselor and was this “perfect” figure?? And now it’s Viktor as the herald?

I just think their parallels are so

Pardon my liberal use of quotes lmao.

[machineheraldcommune]

I Mindreader - Viktor x f! Reader

Synopsis: It would be an understatement if I said I just had a little crush on Viktor. Daydreaming was a cool escape from the harsh realities of the undercity- even after the war. If I had known he could mindread, I would have been a bit more careful with my thoughts.

Words: 1,172

Warnings: f! reader x Viktor, 18+ light SMUT, LoL lore (sort’ve), Arcane season 2 spoilers

Author's Notes: I don’t write scenes like this very often, so bear with me 😭😭!! Also somewhat inspired by the Roswell TV show hehe.

I had been working for Dr. Raveck and Viktor ever since I was caught stealing mechanical equipment for personal projects. I had no means to support myself, which is why when Dr. Raveck offered, I couldn’t refuse. Luckily, a shimmer project wasn’t what he needed me for. He was too busy with other experiments to devote all of his time to Viktor after his second resurrection.

“Viktor-“ A clang sounded as I knocked on his metal lab door before entering.

“I brought the liquid and metal you asked me to get- I have to say, it was quite a challenge…” The room was dark, but I could make out his silhouette lounging on a chair on the far side of the room. The lab was messy, spare parts and miscellaneous papers and schematics in piles all over the floor. I start to set the canisters down next to the wall nearest to me, but I swiftly turn as I hear him rise from his chair. Suddenly, and rapidly, he was the closest he had ever been to me. I felt a blush spread across my face.

He had began to become more metallic in the last few months. His once luminous black skin now had a golden hue. A machine-like armor and mask sat in the corner for whenever he went out sparingly for whatever reason. His face was still human.

“Viktor, what are you…” He suddenly grasped my chin with his cold fingers and pulled my face towards his. He was so close I could feel his long black hair brush my neck, and his breath on my face. My hands came to rest on his chest.

“Human emotion is a volatile thing-“ He starts to say before his other hand touches the wall next to my head. I was frozen in place. He then leans his head to one side and positions so that his next words are reverberated as a whisper directly into my ear.

“You suppress your thoughts in my lab so that it not be revealed on your face- but your thoughts linger like a scintillating light from the back of your mind.” I quickly process what he means, and I can feel my heartbeat start to pound against my chest.

“I don’t know w-what you-“ I then feel his breath travel down to my neck.

“As soon as you entered this lab you had a failed attempt at scrubbing your mind of the thought of my lips on your skin.” I let out an audible gasp as I felt his lips graze my skin, and I uncontrollably imagined what I had been earlier in the day.

He repositions his face in front of mine and pulls my chin once more so that I’m looking directly into his iridescent eyes. I noticed his breath become slightly uneven.

“I-“ As soon as I started to speak he replaced his hand on my chin with his lips on my mouth, and tingles spread through my entire body. I felt as if I might melt onto the floor.

He broke the kiss after a few seconds, and glanced from my lips and into my eyes. “I haven’t healed you, so the question is- why can I feel your emotions as if they were my own?” Both of his hands then trail down from the wall to my sides. I was comfortable with Viktor and the others in the lab, so I was just wearing loungewear- a short-sleeved shirt and loose pants. I had never thought they may not be thick enough that I could feel Viktor’s hands directly on my skin through the cloth. I began to imagine where else his hands may explore before my thoughts were interrupted, by them sneaking under the hem of my shirt. They begin to wander, as his lips find its way back to mine once more. This time- his kisses felt more deep and urgent.

My mind was a mess- it felt scrambled like eggs. The more we kissed, the more I couldn’t believe this situation was even happening.

Slowly one of his hands trailed further down to the hem of my pants, and then my underwear, leaving small vibrations in its wake. He stopped a few inches below my belly-button when I released his kiss and started to speak.

“Viktor-“ I managed, before my imagination was let loose once more- I wanted him in any way possible.

“I must warn you that I might not be able to hold back-“ I thought quickly of what he meant by that, we couldn’t go much further than this could we? He didn’t have certain human organs anymore- but my mind agreed to his terms before my mouth.

His hand trailed further down, and as soon as he started to touch- my body felt as if it was ignited in flames. It was different than I had ever felt before with any other partner, and the feeling was instant.

I felt as if time was incoherent. Immediately I felt a release, and I couldn’t remember when we had began kissing again. I opened my eyes for a second to look into his, and I could’ve swore I saw them glowing for a second.

Soon, he slipped his hand from my pants and placed it near my hip. In an effort to catch his breath, we both sank to the floor, he laid his head to rest on my shoulder.

“It will be more enjoyable with the proper equipment next time.” He says after a few minutes. I didn’t know what that meant, but he was incredible.

“Next time?”

—

Eventually, I managed to find my way back to my room. Immediately I threw myself onto my bed and hid my face in a pillow. I still couldn’t believe all that had happened. After a few minutes, I decided that I should probably change clothes for bed.

I gathered my pajamas from my dresser, and caught a glimpse of my reflection in an old cracked mirror in the corner of my room. I looked like a disheveled mess. My hair was tangled somehow, and my clothes were in a disarray even though they never had been removed. I then caught a glimpse of something.

“What is-“ I peeled off the top layer of my clothes. I widened my eyes as I looked at where Viktor had touched.

He had left a subtle, slightly noticeable, glowing handprint.

[therealneilperry]

Viktor nation how we feeling?

[scallopi]

viktor vaporizing me because i failed my chemistry exam

[orchidsflowergarden]

Machine Herald/Jesus! Viktor gives me so much gender envy. I want the androgynous leaning towards masculine.

And the clothing! the opalescent face details!