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this is pretty much what happened. right.
Have this vent piece with Viktor,, idk I wanted a excuse to draw him mad and like bleeding I guess lol
To all my Viktor lovers out there đđ this one will soon be finished for you đŤś
only you â¨
take me back to s1âŚ
(as soon as i figure out how to get the gif to fit tumblrâs data limit, the wedding is BACK ON. until then, hereâs the low quality video)
(and the still!)
SOMFG YES so â since you take requests about a viktor x fem!reader whoâs been super exhausted as of late, and hasnât been frequenting the lab and sheâs super exhausted, when she is there, and how he would like respond and try and care for reader. AHHH THIS TOTALLY ISNT SELF INDULGENT
â I will be the Mo, anon đ¤
this is so cute i am working on this rn đââď¸đââď¸đââď¸
yes i like the idea of simp viktor and what of it..
TA!Viktor who is just really enamoured with Arts!Reader
TA!Viktor who just finds you so interesting! the two of you are in completely different worlds but he can't help but want to get sucked into yours.
TA!Viktor who is definitely not in the same department as you, nor does he share any classes with you but he manages to pull some strings to work for your Calc 101 professor.
TA!Viktor can barely pay attention when he's in that Calc class with you that your professor quietly tells him off because he's just not as focused as he usually is.
TA!Viktor who for the first time in such a long time, finds himself distracted from his work, his goals, and his studies all because of you. (He doesn't hate it, at all)
chat i need viktor fic ideasâŚ
pairing: Viktor x fem!reader
summary: After enrolling at the Academy, you had managed to stumble your way into Viktor's life, and he isn't very keen on letting you go.
wc: 7.5k
a/n: This is my first viktor fic ever... please be nice </3 anw I hope you guys like it. I worked on it for like a week before I deemed it to be good enough for posting.
You were always an achiever. Ever since your parents had taught you how to read you were unstoppable, continuously striving to do more you found interest in a lot of things that the other kids your age never really thought about. It was inevitable that you would eventually become the top student in all of your classes, recognized by your peers and teachers to be one of the most intelligent amongst your age group. It was isolating, the kids around you continued to play while you read books, trying to figure out the meaning behind everything.Â
You always attempted to excel at whatever was thrown at you and all your hard work only became more worthwhile the older you got. Getting accepted into the prestigious Academy of Piltover was one of your biggest achievements and every moment you spent within those walls felt sacred and special. Everything around you was a result of your hard work. It wasnât long before you were introduced to the dean of the Academy, professor Heimerdinger, who was quick to offer you various opportunities that would skyrocket your success. Hesitant, you denied the offers, choosing to focus on your studies instead.Â
It took a few months of persisting from the aged yordle, eventually you warmed up and he jumped the gun, immediately offering you an internship with his current assistant, who just so happened to be a pretty renowned researcher and engineer within the Academy. You couldnât help but take on the offer after reading the researcherâs scope within the field of science he practiced, it was interesting and promising.Â
It wasnât long before you were introduced to the researcher himself. Viktor was his name. He said it with such assurance too, curling around the syllables with a hum and an accent you couldnât name.
âViktor.â He held out a hand, the other one was curled around the head of his cane, leaning most of his weight on it. You placed your hand in the empty space he offered. His fingers, thin and calloused, wrapped around yours, engulfing it fully and giving it a firm shake.Â
He was lanky and quite frail looking but he held himself high with the confidence of knowing he was one of the best the Academy had to offer.Â
âYour reputation precedes you.â He continued, looking down at you with his chin held up high. âProfessor Heimerdinger speaks of you often.â
âI hope itâs only good things.â You replied, heart thrumming in your chest. You felt scrutinized under the older manâs gaze, stripping you apart until you stood bare in front of him. It was a challenge. No one had ever thought anything but good things about you. This was different and you were more than eager to prove to him why everyone thinks the way they do about you.Â
âOh, yes. Only good things.â
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It had been a couple of months since then. You had eased into the work environment at the laboratory. It was undoubtedly stressful but you had managed to prove yourself, intelligence and all, time and time again. Working closely with Jayce, Viktorâs research partner, and Viktor himself as his assistant had really set your sights onto the realities of working in science. It wasnât glamorous, no. In fact it was the complete opposite. There were moments where the three of you had failed to accomplish the simplest of mathematical problems, Viktor had even forgotten his times tables at one point, and Jayce, well, he once somehow forgot the answer to (5+5). Throughout everything, you had developed a close relationship with the two researchers. You felt it was safe to assume that you and Viktor were friends, at the very least. You were really much closer to Jayce, taking into consideration the fact that the larger man was a lot more approachable than the former. The two of you often talked and met up outside of work, finding new things to bond over such as your favorite music, cooking recipes, and somewhat similar personalities.Â
Though ever since Jayce had taken up an interest in counselor Medarda he had been spending less time in the lab and more time showing his affections elsewhere, leaving you and Viktor to spend hours alone at times without end. Which was fine, maybe a little awkward but that could be easily pushed aside. You had grown used to the fact that Viktor always had his walls up. Guarded and unwilling to let anybody closer than they should be.
Spending more time with Viktor, one on one, had without a doubt helped a lot in cultivating a better work relationship between the two of you, and sure, maybe you found the older man to be extremely attractive to the point where it was becoming difficult to focus on work but that was besides the point. It was nice spending time with Viktor, despite it mostly being through work, however Jayceâs lack of presence at the lab had fostered some annoyance from the lanky brunette, always muttering under his breath about âprioritiesâ and âthe futureâ. You always pretended like you didnât hear it.
As time went on, work only became more difficult. The rose tinted glasses were harshly torn off your face and you were left fumbling around in the dark, but you had Viktor and Jayce by your side, who were more than willing to aid you in this path. Despite your urge to prove yourself there were moments where you truly needed guidance. The harder the days were, the stronger the urge was to overstay at the laboratory, trying to work out an equation or whatever it may be. Viktor was more irritable in these difficult times, grumbling in a language you didnât fully understand and becoming extremely pissy when he couldnât find his pen or a screwdriver.
âM.s Y/L/N.â Viktor called out from where he was sitting. His tone was all too familiar, it was not shy of kindness but you could already sense his growing irritation. He had his back turned to you, numerous papers and blueprints scattered over the desk he slouched over.Â
âYes, sir?â You replied from the other side of the room, your attention on the equation presented to you on the chalkboard. You had been mulling over it for a few minutes now, maybe hours, but you had lost care in keeping time when youâre in the lab. You looked over but he said nothing, not even bothering to turn away from his desk. He beckoned your presence with two fingers.Â
Your shoes clicked and clacked against the tile floor as you approached him.
âIâm finding it quite difficult to work efficiently when I cannot find my tools.â Viktor explained quietly, gesturing to his work desk with open hands. You glanced over, not a tool in sight. Nervous, you looked around the room, the days had been blending in together and hours felt like mere minutes. You could not recall where Viktorâs toolbox was. A weird churning feeling began to grow in your gut.
âIâll bring them right to you, sir.â You mumbled quickly before scurrying off to the other side of the room. You began to peer into any space you could possible. The box was old, janky, and a lot of other unpleasant things. Viktor could replace it if he really wanted to. Something nice that doesnât squeak awkwardly every time you open it, but was the kind of person who liked to keep his hold on things that are his.Â
A little desperate, you began to crawl around the laboratory. Maybe you left it underneath a desk somewhere. The lab was by no means organized. It was hard to keep clean when you had three active brains attempting to break past science and discover something the world had not seen just yet. A stupid excuse but it worked just fine, except for times like these.Â
After looking around like a cat chasing a mouse, you had finally found it. The stupid old toolbox that should have probably been tossed into an incinerator by now. It had managed to hide itself underneath a pile of papers, behind a few more boxes of old contraptions and failed projects. Now why would it be there? You pulled it out from its hiding spot with a small yet proud âAha!â, a grin growing on your face.Â
âAha, indeed.â You looked up at the voice. Viktor was standing over you with a small smirk, cane in one hand and the other leaning on the desk you were looking under. You were so engrossed in your task that you didnât even hear Viktor approaching you. Your position was quite unbecoming, on your knees with some rusty toolbox in your hands, not a very âtop studentâ position.
You flustered under the manâs gaze. Youâd never thought that youâd be on your knees in front of the man. Well, you had thought about it but realistically it would never happen. Until now.
âI found your toolbox!â You exclaimed happily, raising it up to the man with flushed cheeks. There werenât many times where you had Viktorâs full attention. He was a busy man, always on the edge of the breakthrough that continued to distance itself the closer he got. He had no time to dabble into other things when his success was right in front of him, but in the times where you had his attention it was almost daunting.
He plucked the toolbox from your hands with ease, placing it on the desk beside him. Before you could push yourself up from the ground, Viktor held out a hand, pausing your movements.Â
âAllow me, please.â He reached down and offered his hand to you while the other remained on his cane, as always. Your eyes flickered from his face to his outstretched hand. His eyes met yours for a split second and you willed yourself to look away. He looked like a prince, a knight in shining armor who was prepared to whisk you away and ride off into the sunset â The blue glow from the hex core only added to this daydream you had.Â
Your cheeks flushed into a deeper colour and thankfully you could blame your little side quest for this. You placed your hand in his and the older researcher helped you up from the ground. Once you rose to your feet you couldnât help but look into his eyes once more, and there he was again with those stupid amber eyes that made you feel like he was looking straight into your soul.Â
âThank you, sir.â You cleared your throat awkwardly and pulled your hand away, tucking it behind your back. You turned back to the desk and pretended to busy yourself by arranging the papers and stacking them into neat piles.Â
âItâs really no problem.â Viktor replied, you could hear the smile in his voice, how annoying. âAnd I would like to believe we are past all this, eh⌠âsirâ nonsense. Please, call me Viktor from now on.â
He truly is annoying.Â
It was another long day at the lab. Jayce and Viktor had recently received a letter of approval from the council allowing them to engineer one of their proposed designed models for a new invention involving hextech and they did not want to waste any time. Your shoulders and many other parts of you were aching for rest but you ignored your musclesâ cries for help as you fetched probably your 5th tray of tea for the day.Â
âAh yes, thank you Y/N.â Viktor mumbled absentmindedly as you placed the tray on the far end of the desk, he gave you an appreciative wave but his focus was primarily on the contraption in his hands, it seemed to be a smaller model of the hex core with a case around it. Jayce looked away from the chalkboard and mumbled a quick thank you as well.Â
âY/N, would you be so kind andââ Jayce was quickly interrupted by an annoyed cough.Â
âEh, last I recall, Ms. Y/L/N is my assistant, is that correct?â Viktor turned around in his chair, eyes locking straight into yours. He had a pointed look, a singular eyebrow raised and a small quirk on his lips, almost as if he was taunting you to try and deny his claims. You could only nod your head, unsure if you could even offer a rebuttal to any of this. âThatâs right.â He hummed and turned back to his work, the sound of the wheels of his chair filled the growing silence in the room.Â
You turned to look at Jayce who, bless his soul, wore his heart out on his sleeve and had a very confused look on his face. You could only shrug with an awkward smile.Â
You attempted to ignore the interaction, sipping your own cup of tea in the meantime. Viktor was probably itching with pettiness and could barely hold it in any longer. Maybe it was reasonable. Jauce had found love, one of the biggest distractions to the progression of science as Viktor would say. Those words would always find him late at night, when his eyes were heavy with sleep but Jayce would not entirely be at fault, maybe Viktor just needed to loosen up a little.Â
âIf you wish for my assistant to do anything for you, then you must ask for my permission, yes?â Viktor added, the hextech model long forgotten as he scratched the nib of his pen against some scratch paper.Â
Jayce could only roll his eyes, âVik, may I ask Y/N to do something for me?â He was now fully turned away from the chalkboard, equation be damned.Â
The lanky man swiveled on his chair once more, his index finger and his thumb curled around his chin, feigning deep thought, Viktor looked up at the ceiling and let out a sweet hum of random notes, âNo.â The older man quipped monotonously and swiftly turned back to his desk. âI would like for Ms. Y/L/N to stay put. I may need her assistance and I would hate for her to be distracted with other unnecessary things.âÂ
Jayce sighed and turned back to the chalkboard. He had bigger problems to solve.Â
That was weird.
It wasnât unusual for the two to have a few petty fights which were quite literally childish most of the time but this felt different. An odd feeling began to stir in your gut as you glanced between the two researchers. Ignoring the gnawing feeling at your gut, you decided not to pry.Â
Once the conversation had properly died and down and had been forgotten, Viktor took a small glance at you from over his shoulder. Your eyes met and he beckoned you over with a small gesture, his index finger pressed against his lips. How childish. You couldnât help the small smile that grew on your face at his antics. As quietly as you could, you made your way to his desk, occupying the empty seat next to him.Â
âWhat do you think of this equation, hm?â Viktor asked quietly, practically whispering the words into your ear. His warm breath brushed against your cheek sending shivers straight down your spine. You straightened up in the chair and cleared your throat. You looked down at the paper but it was hard to look over the math when Viktorâs arm was pressed right into yours. Despite the four layers of clothing that separate your skin from his, you could feel your cheeks burning up from the contact alone.Â
Without even thinking about it, you shifted your gaze from the paper to Viktor. Thankfully, his eyes were trained on the paper, lost in his own world. You took advantage of that fact and really soaked in all the little details because when would you have another chance to be this close to the brunette?
His cheeks were angular, eyes sharp and he lacked a lot of body fat but he was never ugly, no. Despite all of the things that your peers have said about him, you always thought he was attractive. The small crease in between his eyebrows, the moles he had scattered around his skin. You took the risk and took the smallest glance towards his lips. He always had a habit, unconscious maybe, where the corners of his lips would quirk up when he was deep in thought.Â
âDid it stump your brain as well?â Viktor mused, putting a halt to the Viktor Express going around in your brain. He leaned even closer and nudged your arm with his elbow, a small exhale of a chuckle leaving through his nose.Â
âIâm sure itâs correct.â You whispered back breathlessly, cheeks flushed a dark hue of red, you could only hope that Viktor didnât notice it.Â
âI want your input.â He insisted, urging you even, with another nudge. Your resolve was slowly breaking, this proximity was in no way good for your heart, which was already threatening to beat out of your rib cage and present itself on the desk in front of you. As you gnawed anxiously on your lower lip, you looked at the equation again. It was solved⌠but something felt off. You pointed at a part of the equation and glanced at Viktor.Â
âYou could change the variable here.â
Viktor hummed, content with your answer. He snatched back the paper and began to write up a new equation. You dropped your shoulders and let out a breath you didnât know you were holding in. The distance helped calm your thumping heart. There were moments where you felt like Viktor knew what he was doing. Aware of his effect on you and deciding to play around with it â but as he solved that stupid equation it felt nothing more than a friendly interaction.
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It had been a month since Viktor had you âsecretlyâ help him on an equation. The entire scenario had plagued your every waking moment, the vision of Viktor so close to you that it was burned into your eyelids. The smell of his cologne was so subtle, you didnât even know that he wore cologne before that moment, but now, it was all you could think about. You attempted to keep your distance after that day, not wanting your little crush you had to foster into something more. You had to remain professional, this was a work setting, but Viktor was persistent, almost as if he had begun to enjoy your company these past few weeks â Besides the fact that you were his assistant.Â
Viktor started requesting your presence more consistently at the lab. At first you understood his request. Things were only getting busier and the man would surely need some help during these times but it looked a little suspicious when he would ask you to complete the most mundane of tasks that, despite his schedule, he could accomplish himself.Â
âCould you arrange my pens?â
âI need your help erasing that chalkboard.â
âI need you to sign these papers. Yes, just forge them, no one will know.â
It was confusing. You didnât know what to think of it, really. You were just trying to survive every interaction at the lab and hoping you didnât die from heart failure. Despite everything, you did not want to assume that he reciprocated even an inkling of your feelings â it was just highly unlikely. No hypothesis needed. No tests or observations. It was never going to happen, and you knew that. So you continued to push that thought to the back of your mind and buried yourself in work.Â
You had stupidly hoped that after all this time, your feelings would dwindle. It was merely a crush at first sight. Viktor was undeniably a good looking man. All angles and sharp edges but it only added to his charm. Amber eyes paired with his boyish smile, the moles that decorated his skin like stars on a clear night sky and that stupid accent that always got your heart racing. Evidently, those feelings had not even diminished in the slightest.Â
You needed a break from him. A break from the laboratory. A break from the hours that you would spend alone with that man. Some time away to allow yourself to really bury these feelings deep inside you and never to be found again. So you called in sick.
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You woke up the morning of your so-called âsick dayâ feeling peaceful for the first time in a long time. You had planned to stay in your dorm room, read a few books, work on a few assignments, and figure out a way to find Viktor as unattractive as possible. That would be the hardest task of the day.
Maybe it could be the way that he closes himself off when heâs working, or the way that he blatantly ignores you when heâs too focused. No person would want that right? It was reasonable, your scapegoat into finally getting out of this scrappy mess of feelings that made you feel like a child, yet it only fueled your attraction even further. Your brain travelled to the way Viktor would play with the ends of his hair when he was deep in thought, twirling the messy strands of hair with his index finger. It all went downhill from there. Your mind raced with the thoughts of his long hands, calloused fingers, the way his Adamâs apple would bob when he fought irritation. Sometimes, when you were lucky enough and stuck around long enough at the lab, you would get to see a sliver of Viktorâs chest, his frustrations leading him to loosening his usually tightly knotted tie and unbuttoning the top of his blouse. Those days felt more worth it.
You were pulled away from your thoughts by a series of knocks on your door. You werenât expecting company but you assumed it was one of your classmates passing by to borrow some notes. You got up and moved to answer the door.Â
âHello, Ms. Y/L/N.â
Shit.
âViktor! Whatâre you doing here? Did you receive my letter? I called in sick today.â The words rushed out of you before you could even think. You faked a cough to try and support your case further, hoping that the taller man was oblivious enough to believe it.Â
âYes, eh⌠I did receive your letter. I simply wanted to check up on you.â Viktor said in a matter-of-factly tone, waving his hand around. The brunette gave you a once-over and the horror of realization settled itself deep into your skin. It was pretty obvious that you werenât planning on leaving your dorm room today, so you hadnât bothered to change out of your sleeping clothes â which in hindsight was quite revealing in a lot of areas. This was more than embarrassing, more than humiliation. This was hell.
Viktor placed a hand on the door, leaning on the hard wood slightly, âMay I come in?â His cunning eyes bore into yours, practically towering over your height. You spluttered over your words, your brain had long melted into a puddle as you looked up at the older man. Itâs that damn accent. In an attempt to salvage the situation you simply nodded your head, not trusting your mouth to listen to your brain. You stepped to the side, giving the man some space to enter.Â
Thump. Tap. Thump. Tap. Thump. Tap.Â
He looked around the room once before turning back to you.Â
âHow are you feeling? Hm?â Viktor voiced out with a worried look. Both hands were laid to rest on his cane, favoring his weight on his good leg.Â
You swallowed in an attempt to release the growing knot in your throat, âIâve got the flu.â The words came out quieter than you expected it to. You werenât looking at Viktor, in fact you were looking past him and favoring the posters behind his figure. Despite this, you could feel his gaze burning into your skin, maybe he didnât favor the fact that you were revealing more skin than he had ever seen from you. You wrapped your arms around yourself, feeling a little self conscious.Â
âI have to apologize.â Viktor took a step towards you and it took everything in you to not take a step back. âIt seems that I have, eh, overworked you⌠But I couldnât help myself, you make a perfect assistant.â He continued on. Viktor tucked a hand into his pocket and tilted his head to the side. Was he trying to seduce you? Your heart thumped harder in your chest, sweat began to pool in your palms and around your temples. Maybe you really did have the flu.Â
You didnât skip over the small compliment Viktor had tossed to you. In fact, the words bounced around your head like an echo in a large cave. You had spent so many months trying to prove yourself as an intelligent colleague, that it wasnât a mistake that Heimerdinger so kindly offered you up to Viktor. It seems to have paid off.
âItâs alright. I think itâs the weather.â Your voice wavered and you let out another cough in an attempt to cover it up. A big mistake. The cough had seemingly activated something inside Viktor. He walked over to you, worry written all over his face. Before you could react, he had reached out and placed the back of his hand against your forehead. The touch was gentle, barely even there â as if you could feel the molecules between the two of you creating that barrier of separation.
âYou are quite warm.â Viktor commented quietly, almost as if he was talking to himself. Just as if his hand had a mind of its own for that moment, Viktor abruptly pulled away, clearing his throat awkwardly and tucking his hand straight into his pocket. âMy apologies, that was quite forward of me.âÂ
âItâs alright.â You repeated dumbly. Your brain was mush. It seemed no longer viable to consider yourself one of the top students at the Academy when your brain seemed to run away whenever in the presence of an attractive engineer. Any other normal girl would be ecstatic in this situation. Any other normal girl who had a crush on Viktor would rejoice, their minds going a mile a minute on how to take advantage of the fact that he was in their dorm room, a proper place of privacy â unfortunately you were not like other girls.Â
âThank you for checking up on me.â The words came out so quiet. You couldnât believe how shy you were at that moment. You were so confident. Going in head strong no matter what situation you were thrown in. Viktor may be right, love is the biggest hindrance for the progression of science. With how close Viktor was standing next to you, you had no choice but to crane your neck to look up at him. You donât recall the researcher being this tall before.Â
âIt is, eh⌠no problem. Donât mention it.â Viktor mumbled quickly. He gave you a curt nod and began to rush out your room. He was out of your dorm before you could realize it, the moment your door clicked shut you were pulled out of your trance.Â
What just happened?
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You had tried to ignore whatever thoughts you had about Viktor from that day forward. You had pushed the memories of the day he visited your dorm into the pits of your mind. It was all a distraction. If you werenât so persistent your grades would have started slipping by now â thankfully they havenât. Viktor was simply expressing his care for a colleague. Surely he had done the same and then some for his beloved research partner, right?
Though it only got more difficult to ignore these thoughts when he suddenly started to push you away.Â
Your days at the lab were cut short with a curt, âYou may go home now, Ms. Y/L/N.â He would barely even spare you a glance, his attention solely on whatever he pleased on doing, which apparently was anything but looking at you. It hurt. The same way an injection would feel. It was quick and subtle, but you could feel the imprint somewhere on your body.Â
You had lost your voice. Your arguments and small little conversations to attempt to stay for even a few minutes longer would die down before the syllables had even formed. Shadowed in defeat, you would quietly leave the lab.Â
Had Viktor changed his mind about you? Did he find a better student for the job? Or did he realize that having an assistant hinders his progress more than it should aid? You could do nothing. The days were cut shorter and shorter until there was nothing left. Until Viktor himself had requested that you, âFocus on your studies, your presence is no longer needed at the lab.âÂ
His words felt like a knife into your chest, or worse, it felt like he had physically reached into your ribcage, wrapped his lithe fingers around your heart and yanked it right out of you. You didnât know what to think, so you followed his orders. Just like you always did.
Your days became less exciting. You had adapted back to your usual routine of attending your lectures and heading to the library to drown yourself in your studies. Viktorâs words would replay in your mind like a broken record. He sounded so cold, so closed off. You thought that you had at least breached through his walls and found your own place by the outskirts of his own mind but he had abruptly pushed you away and placed brick after brick to keep you out. You couldnât help but wonder if he really only saw you as an assistant.Â
It had been a month before you were reminded of anything hextech related. You had managed to distract yourself enough that you barely even thought about the lab, which was great, until you saw Jayce at the library.
Without a thought, you approached him. You were starving for answers, anything to explain why you had been basically fired.
âJayce.â You called out, a little louder than what you intended which earned you a few hushes from the students who were probably cramming three monthâs worth of information in their head. The midterms were coming up, which led you to the library as well.
âY/N! Itâs been a while!â The bright man had leaned over and engulfed you in his arms. He never really knew of the idea of personal space but you had always appreciated the warmth and comfort he would so freely give you, so you selfishly accepted it.
âIt has been.â You mumbled, a little sad at that. Aside from the fact that it was a great opportunity to work with the two creators of hextech, you had also just missed the presence of the two men. They were practically a constant in your life, something that you looked forward to every day, all that just to be yanked from you with a cold tone.Â
âYâfinally decided you had enough of the lab?â Jayce chuckled with a shake of his head. He wouldnât blame you if so. It was strenuous and anything but glamorous. He had figured that you had gotten your fill and decided to spend the remainder of your youth doing other things rather than slave away at a secluded lab.Â
âUhm, no? Viktor told me to stop coming.âÂ
Jayce blinked at you awkwardly and you blinked back. An odd feeling tugged at your heart, maybe it was a touchy subject but you were completely and utterly desperate for some sort of closure. Something that could make letting everything go a little easier than it was now.Â
Jayce let out an awkward chuckle, lifting his arm and rubbing the back of his neck. âOh, he did? Thatâs weird.âÂ
âHe never told you?â You inquired with a lift of your eyebrow. Jayce simply shook his head, doing as much as he could to avoid your gaze. A weird tension began to grow in the space between you, and Jayce, as much of an image he is for Piltover, simply could not handle awkward situations.Â
âThatâs crazy! Anyway, I have to go.â Jayce plucked a book from the shelf in front of you, seemingly at random and scurried off. You turned to chase after the man but he practically ran out of the library. You thought you were confused before this, but now it felt as though you didnât know anything.Â
As much as you wanted to study for your midterms, your brain was more focused on the sudden shift in your conversation with Jayce. You had run through all the possibilities in your head. Perhaps Jayce was feeling awkward now that you had been fired or maybe he was embarrassed that he was left out of the loop with the endeavours and plans of his very own research partner. You tried to entertain the thought that Jayce attempted to sway Viktorâs decision and the latter simply went behind his back â but even that sounded stupid.Â
You looked up from your textbooks to where the ghost of Jayceâs presence once stood. Nothing was making sense.Â
This was stupid. You were supposed to be studying for your midterms, you should be worried about your grades and your academic standing â but you were always terrible at following your brain instead of your heart.Â
You were pacing around the entrance of the lab. You had been for the past five minutes. You wanted to speak with Viktor or better yet, you wanted to wrap your hands around his throat and beg the man to just speak to you, but that simply couldnât be no matter the circumstances. Maybe in a perfect world. The bigger concern was if this really was a good idea or if you were about to make a complete fool of yourself â but the latter was a fleeting concern. You had probably made a fool of yourself in front of Viktor numerous times, this could be an exception, right? Itâs not like you werenât allowed to speak with him anymore, and if that was the case, well, you wouldnât know what you would do.Â
You ran your fingers through your hair for the nth time and decided to just go for it.Â
Knock. Knock. Knock.Â
Jayce had answered you at the door. He was barely peeking out the door, almost as if he was hiding. âVik isnât here.â
âI didnât evenâŚâ You stopped mid way. You could hear the distinct sounds of tools hitting metal. That couldnât be anyone else. You attempted to peer past Jayce but he was a large man, his chest covering what little opening the door already offered.Â
âJayce, please. Let me talk to him?â You pleaded quietly, placing a hand on his arm.Â
Jayce sighed and dropped his head, allowing it to hang low from his shoulders. He looked back into the lab, anxiously chewing at his lower lip before he reluctantly agreed. He pushed the door open and let you pass under his arm as he stepped out â before you could ask why he was leaving, he had shut the door behind you.Â
You turned around, heartbeat loud in your ears. There he was. He had his back turned to the door, hovering around the chalkboard. You could sense the frustration growing from him and he was definitely too engrossed in whatever he was doing to notice that you were not Jayce.
Your heart ached, the numbing feeling spreading from your chest until your fingertips. Just seeing the tuft of his unruly hair had you missing him more than you ever had. He was right in front of you, you did not need any further proof of that fact, but in that moment it felt like he was a million miles away.
âJayce, excuse my language, but what the fuck is this math.â Viktor sighed in annoyance, running a hand over his face before he turned to look in your direction. Viktorâs eyes widened in realization the moment they landed on your figure. Almost as if he was caught in the act, the man did not move a muscle, simply staring right at you like he had just seen an apparition of Janna herself.Â
Viktor cleared his throat and straightened up, âWhat are you doing here?âÂ
You shook your head and took a step forward. You were having none of this nonsense anymore, âViktor, whatâs going on?âÂ
âI donât know what youâre talking about.â Viktor sounded so calm that it infuriated you. How could he act so normal, so nonchalant, after everything that had happened? You shook your head again and looked away. You could feel yourself wavering, tears brimming in your eyes and your lips had begun to wobble. This conversation could have gone a million different ways but no matter what, it felt like you would eventually end up just like this.Â
âPlease just talk to me.â Your voice cracked but you couldnât bring yourself to care. This was more than begging for your position back, you at the very least, just wanted to be able to talk to Viktor again. To go back to the way things were before. The rift that grew ever larger between the two of you had you resisting the urge to reach out like a pathetic child.Â
The engineer simply sighed and tilted his head to the side, shifting his weight onto his healthier leg. âIâd like to believe we are talking right now.â
âWhy did you tell me to stop coming to the lab?âÂ
Viktor simply turned back around and resumed his work. âI would rather not discuss that now, Ms. Y/L/N.âÂ
You were at a loss. There was no use in being rational now. You walked up to the chalkboard, right behind him and wrapped your arms around his torso. If he did not want to talk, then so be it, but you were not leaving the lab without at least letting him feel what you wanted to say. Your heart was pounding, maybe it had never stopped. You feared that it was strong enough that Viktor could feel it through all the barriers between you.
Viktor tensed underneath your touch. The sound of chalk scratching against the green board had come to an immediate halt.Â
âI donât think you understand.â Viktor whispered after what felt like minutes of silence, forehead pressed against the chalkboard. He didnât dare look at you, not right now. Not when he felt so weak. One look from you and he was fucked. Viktor was a selfish man. He had grown up with nothing, he was nothing. Even after making a name for himself at Piltover, no one would pay him any mind. No one except you. You and your expressive eyes, kind words, and just how much you cared. It scared him. How could he face you when you had managed to peel through his carefully decorated façade?
You were nothing like the rest of them. You had looked past his physical being, you had seen him more than his weak leg, his cane, and the back brace embedded into his skin. It was a part of him now. It had always been, yet you had managed to strip that away from him. It was odd for Viktor to claim that you had treated him like a real person, the syllables were foreign on his tongue, but his lips were prepared to curl around them and proclaim to the world that you were perfect â and that was the problem. Youâre young, intelligent, talented, beautiful, and so much more than what he could ever be, so why would he allow himself the privilege of being selfish and keeping you all to himself? You deserved so much more, more than the world and all the stars â how could he give you any of that?
âLet me understand.â You mumbled, nuzzling your face into his back. Your words were muffled and it tugged at the strings carefully wrapped around Viktorâs heart. You were so endearing, there was so much to love â Viktor could be dubbed a crazy scientist and an overachieving engineer, but he would toss that all away if it gave him the possibility of holding you close at night.Â
Silence grew in the lab once more. It was cold but with your arms around Viktor that hardly felt like a problem. You were afraid that maybe you were pushing him too much, but the longer you stayed like this, you could feel him slowly letting go.Â
âIt seems that I have grown affectionate towards you.â Viktor explained quietly, hesitantly. You had never heard him sound so unsure of himself. âItâs quite bothersome. I cannot focus on my work like this.â You couldnât stop the small giggle that escaped your lips. His words were soft, syllables pronounced but it was oozing with emotion.Â
You shifted around, loosening your arms around the manâs torso in favor of wanting to see his face. âIs that so bad?â
You looped around but Viktor kept himself still. Eyes closed and forehead against the chalkboard. It looked like if he had even bothered to move the whole world would collapse in on itself. Viktor could feel your gaze burning into his skin. He scrunched his eyes shut even further and shook his head, turning to look the other way. You placed your hand on his arm, fingers wrapped around the fabric of his buttoned up shirt. You tugged on his shirt. The engineer let out a shaky breath and reluctantly turned to look at you.Â
Viktor reached out, cupping a hand around the side of your face. âEh⌠maybe not so much.â His thumb smoothed over the apple of your cheek. His touch was so light, so soft â almost as if he pressed any harder, you would break. You leaned into Viktorâs touch, humming softly.Â
âI like you too, you know?â You mumbled. You lifted your gaze to meet his eyes. It felt as though you were melting under his gaze, you didnât think it was humanly possible to look at someone with so much affection and care â Viktor was more than human anyway.Â
It may not have been the right place or time, hell, the two of you were practically professing your love for one another at the goddamn lab. Viktor had always said that the lab was where miracles happened and you guessed that he wasnât so wrong with that. The two of you remained like that for a few more moments before the brunette pulled away. The ghost of Viktorâs touch was burned into your skin and you were reluctant to admit that you had already missed it.Â
He took a step forward and placed a gentle hand right by the crown of your head.Â
âI may have picked up on a few hints.âÂ
Viktor leaned in and pressed his lips on your forehead.Â
Your mind was racing and your heart was threatening to beat faster and faster until you died of heart failure right then and there. You scrunched your eyes shut and allowed yourself to really soak in the moment. This was what you had been waiting for, craving even, since you had met the man. You resisted the urge to pinch yourself, wondering if this all may be some fever dream. Despite feeling like you were on top of the world, Viktorâs touch kept you grounded.Â
The man pulled away and cupped your face once more, this time with both of his hands. Cane discarded to lean on the side of the chalkboard. His gaze was almost scrutinizing, as if he himself was assessing if this was real or not. After a few moments, he pulled away and cleared his throat.Â
âI hope that answers your question sufficiently.â Viktor adjusted his uniform vest and grabbed his cane. âNow if you donât mind⌠I would, eh⌠like to return to my work. I think I had gotten enough inspiration to continue for the day.â He simply nodded and picked up a piece of chalk. You didnât miss the fact that his cheeks were dusted with a soft pink hue.Â
âDoes this mean I can stay?â You hummed, arms wrapped around one of the poles that held the chalkboard up, a cheeky grin on your lips.Â
Viktor turned his gaze to you, almost bashfully, and nodded his head. âYes, if you wouldnât mind. That would be quite pleasant.âÂ
You let out a pleasant hum, turning to head to the couch before you were interrupted by a cough. You turned your head to the side, curious and a little confused.Â
âActually, ehm⌠there are some papers over there that need sorting⌠And I would like a cup of tea.â Viktor confessed shyly, bringing up a hand to point at a desk on the far side of the lab. You followed his hand with wide eyes. It was definitely more than âsomeâ papers, as Viktor had mentioned. It was at least two tall stacks worth of papers sitting next to each other.Â
You couldnât help but let out a laugh, âSeems like Iâm kind of important âround here, huh?â You nodded your head and walked to the desk, determined to get started.Â
Viktor nodded his head with a small smile, âYes. Very important actually.â
chat i think the viktor fic is finally done...
im in love with prototype viktor hes just soooo
im in the process of writing my first viktor x reader fic and how am i 3k words in and im barely in the middle of everything
Arcane Jesus WIP bc I wonât have the time to finish before part 3 comes out </3
viktor nation.....how we feeling đŁď¸đŁď¸
Savior Viktor Icons from the League of Legends
I like to think that Jayce and Viktor where just flung into another timeline and in that timeline they get to live out their domestic, inventors in love dream where nothing bad happens and everyone is happy
Shimmer-Filled Dreams
âź Sorry that this took forever! I got busy and lost motivation, I canât promise a consistent posting schedule. Truly Iâll write then when I feel I inspired to. When I was trying to force myself to write it all came out terribly
âź This is more a pilot chapter for the series, establishing some background context that will be important later on
âź Tbh I might change the title since Iâm bad at naming things. But with all that said, enjoy!
His dream of going to the Academy to be something more dashed in a mere few moments. He had been 19, his parents scraping up enough money to buy a used Academy uniform. Viktor had never been happier, had never hugged his parents tighter. His dreams were going to be realized! That entire morning was spent obssessing over getting all the wrinkles out of the clothing, making sure his hair was presentable, and fixing up his sorry excuse for a cane. He was going to sneak into the Academy, and by the time they even realized he was going to be doing so well there that they wouldn't be able to kick him out. It was genuis and it was going to work. It had to.
He made it to Piltover, strolled in through the Academy doors...only to have everyone look at him. An enforcer just a few feet in front of him, their cold, uncaring eyes trained on him. "Donât make this any harder than it needs to be.â their voice rang out. His heart dropped to his shoes. How could they have known? So soon? He looked the part. There were so many people here, how was he picked apart from the crowd? It didnât make any sense. From behind the enforcer he could see someone. Professor Heimerdinger. Yes! Okay, all wasnât lost. The professor would see this and step in, surely he would. Silently he pleaded with him, his voice caught in his throat. The professor looked up at him, their eyes meeting. Now all he has to do was speak up. So close! Instead his gaze was then cast to the floor, walking off to wherever his original destination was. He didnât help. He didnât say anything. Viktor was snapped out of it by the enforcer grabbing his arm, starting to tug him outside. There was no use fighting it. He walked along with the enforcer, being pulled a bit to try and keep up despite doing his best with his cane and his leg. He was only let go once they were over the bridge that separated Piltover and the Undercity, not given a second glance as they walked back to their original post.
Viktor wasnât one to cry, he simply stood there, unable to believe what had just happened. How could he go back home? His parents sacrificed so much for him to get this opportunity. Without even getting to open his mouth in the Academy he had failed them. No, he couldnât go back home. The disappointment on their faces alone would be enough to slaughter him where he stood. He was on his own now, heâd figure it out. He always did. With some difficulty he made himself start walking. Where? He wasnât sure. But moving forward seemed a lot better than standing right beside the bridge like an idiot. His eyes were cast down at the ground before him as he moved, until he spied a familiar pair of shoes. Looking up he saw Singed, how long he had been standing there he didnât know. They hadnât spoke much since he was younger, since he found out what he was doing to Rio. He ran and never looked back. But heâd spy Singed here and there whenever he was walking around, picking up materials and whatnot. Sometimes theyâd have a short conversation, but he never came back to help him with his work. He couldnât. All he could see was Rioâs face whenever he passed the general area of his lab. Or house really. A combination of the two.
âAn Academy uniform,â he observed âdid you get in like you had always wanted?â When they had been working together, even from a young age, Viktor would always talk about wanting to go to the Academy. Seems he never lost that dream. Or perhaps he just had. âI..I tried. They found out I wasnât supposed to be there as soon as I walked in and they escorted me out of Piltover.â His face was hard to read, as usual. But he gave a slow, solemn nod. âI see. Iâm sorry to hear that. I remember how much you wanted to go. And after everything your parents told anyone who would listen.â That caught his attention. His eyes widening slightly, a slight mix of horror and disbelief written on his face. âWhat have they been saying?â Singed knew he had his attention now. Perfect. âHow they were so proud of you for seizing your dreams. That they couldnât wait to see what success youâll grow into. That they always knew you would amount to something greater than they could ever imagine. But you getting kicked out? Oh..it would break their hearts. It really seems like theyâre depending on you, Viktor.â
If his heart was in his shoes before, it was in hell now. This confirmed it. He couldnât go back. Sure he had always known his parents expected good things from him, but the gravity of it all was finally hitting him now that it was all crashing down around him in a fiery blaze. âI canât go back home.â He wasnât sure if he was talking to Singed or to himself. Maybe he wasnât talking to anyone. But Singed was listening. âDo you have a place to stay?â He asked, already knowing the answer before Viktor slowly shook his head. He gestured towards the Undercity. âCome with me. I have someone Iâd like you to meet. He may be able to help with your situation. Give you a place to stay and a purpose. Thatâs what he did for me.â A bit of an exaggeration there, but if it works it works. Viktor slowly followed after him to the old cannery, wondering who this man could be. Singed worked for him? He didnât think that heâd work for anyone other than himself. He didnât seem the type to like taking orders. Then again, people did what they had to do to survive. Anything to keep food on the table. He was lead down a long hallway to an elevator, stepping on before it began its decent. Down, down, down. It was dark for a while. Then suddenly there were windows..into the water. Various fish passed by in blurs, he wasnât sure how deep down they were at this point.
When the elevator finally stopped and Viktor stepped out, he saw a lab. Pretty fitting for Singed. His eyes were immediately drawn to a purple liquid filling multiple test tubes. Shimmer. Rio. He wasnât surprised that this was what he was hired to do. Or perhaps he was âworkingâ for this mystery man against his will. That was a common occurrence here. Other than the lab equipment, the place seemed barren. âYou know if you wanted to kill me, there were closer locations for that.â He said flatly. This had to be some sort of set up, an unnecessary one if that truly was his goal. He wasnât exactly a hard target to kill. Either way Viktorâs free hand rested on his hip, on the handle of the knife he had hidden in his waistband. Yes, he had been going to Piltover, somewhere with a low crime rate. But old habits die hard.
âYouâre more useful to me alive.â A voice rang out from ahead. As if that was any reassurance. His eyes looked towards the source of the voice, a chair he hadnât taken note of before spinning around. Revealing the man he must have been meeting. Two mismatched eyes met his own, one blue and the other black and yellow. Scarring covering the clearly damaged eye, but it didnât seem..real. His skin was too even for that to be real. He was hiding behind makeup to cover up whatever scar caused the damage to his eye. âAnd who are you? A James Bond villain?â His hand tightened around the handle. If he was going down, it wouldnât be without a fight. âYour new boss, Viktor.â He leaned forward in his chair slightly. âIâve had the doctor here tell me a great deal about his former pupil. How he saw potential in him. And now Iâm here to offer him a job and a place to stay.â Talk about too good to be true. Viktor eyed the man and Singed, who simply nodded. âI could use another mind to help me with perfecting shimmer. Youâve already seen how itâs made. Youâve helped me before, Viktor. Think about what we could do with something as potent as shimmer.â
It wasnât a good option. Fuck, it was hardly an option. This seemed more like cornering a scared animal in an alleyway. âWhatâs your name?â He finally asked, hand falling from his blade and back down to his side. What other choice did he have? It was this or the streets. âSilco. Now, you have work to do.â
About five years had passed. The shimmer was finally ready, the side effects stabilizing. Viktor had a small room in the underground laboratory that he seldom rested in, too focused on his work in making shimmer usable. There was potential there, if used right shimmer could save. That was what he was focusing on, the healing elements. This could improve lives, truly. But he knew it could also take them. That was clear enough with the trails Singed put whatever animal he grabbed off the street through. Mainly rats. They just shouldnât have gone for the cheese in that obvious cage. He didnât take part of this trials, administering or watching. Viktorâs roll was to simply read the observations and adjust the formula for the next batch of shimmer based on that. Maybe the shimmer would have been done sooner if he oversaw the trials, but he couldnât bring himself to do it. With each animal he put in that glass cage he could only see Rio. It made him feel small all over again, a feeling he hated.
Almost as much as he hated feeling the ground underneath him shake and see blue smoke blow up in the sky. He had run out to the lanes to pick up a few odds and ends he needed for his work. Seems he made the right choice. The cannery was going up in flames. Panic surged in his chest, with each blink his world altering. One moment it was the cannery. The next, a small house that had been turned to ash. Blink. Blink. Blink. He clutched his cane tighter and hurried towards the fiery mess. All his notes. His work. Gone up in flames. Save for the journal he was carrying in his worn-to-hell messenger bag. As he was doing his best to race towards the burning building he saw figures walking towards him calmly. Or, well, mostly calm. Save for a little girl with blue hair in Silcoâs arms, clutching onto him like a lifeline. A goon whose name he couldnât be bothered to remember holding an unconscious Sevika.
âWhat the hell happened!?â He nearly shouted, utterly confused and honestly angry that any of this was even happening. Silco didnât bother with an explanation, walking past him and in the direction of the Lanes. âIâve seen your tinkering. Sevika will need a prosthetic arm. You will work on that while Singed starts up shimmer production.â He was left little choice but to follow after Silco, the little girl watching him with caution and fear in her eyes. âMy lab was just blown up-!â
âMy lab, remember?â Silco cut in with a glare out of his good eye. âWe will rebuild. I already have the perfect place in mind. And while I work on our new nation of Zaun, you are to help watch over Powder.â That made the girl, Powder, seem to ease up a little. Silco trusted him. He had to be at least alright. Even if Viktor looked like he was just ordered to cut off his own foot and eat it. âI am a scientist, I am not a babysitter. Do I look like the sort of person who knows how to handle children?â Powder shrunk back in Silcoâs arms. Seems she was wrong. âWell youâre going to learn, arenât you? She has a brilliant mind, you two will get along just fine.â
This what, eleven year old? Who was currently shaking like a leaf? He didnât believe it. Powder pointed towards the burning building, âit..it was an accident..â
She made that happen? Sure explosions werenât that hard to make. But one of that magnitude? And on accident? She had to have some sort of head on her shoulders to accomplish that. Perhaps babysitting wouldnât be as tedious as he first thought. âUhm..well..do you like boats?â He asked, trying to find some sort of topic for a kid. Powder seemed to smile a little. âI prefer sharks. Those best boats.â
âWell weâll just have to see, wonât we? When I get the materials, you build a shark, Iâll build a boat, and weâll battle them.â That broke her out into a full blown smile despite the tear marks on her cheeks. âYouâre on!â
âź This is more just a little clarifying note since I am paranoid. Iâm not shipping Jinx and Viktor in this series. They will be written as basically adoptive siblings. The main romance pairing here is JayVik with possibly some other minor ships in the background. I donât think anything I wrote would give off the vibe that I was trying to ship Jinx and Viktor, but just in case. I hope you guys liked this! I hope to write more soon <3
dude,,, viktor with long hair,,,, i feel,,,, normal,,,,,
Wet cat energy
SPOILERS(me just yapping about arcane)
I donât know how to feel about the 2nd season to Arcane. Like I was crying for one second and then the horny mfs did it in what was JINXES JAIL CELL. I was like âWOAHHHHH OKAY-â I had to pause to cry and then like lock in to something else.
Also Iâm glad that Viktor didnât just die without not knowing what wouldâve happened, Iâm glad he saw what Jayce saw so he knew what he needed before he went. I am very glad that they died together. It think the idea that they started with them and ended with them was so perfect so good.
Also- Maddie being a little two time bitch- omg. To be fair. She is a victim to manipulation as well but we canât excuse that. But for Maddie I feel neutral- like yeah I donât like her but I get it why she is who she is.
Seeing Jinx in the jail cell picking at her fingers till they bled made me realize I was doing it myself. Like I had never seen anyone in my real life and in tv shows go to that extent like I do. And I donât do it for anxiety or anything, I do because itâs like something I need to pick at with my nails and when I say Jinx do it I was like⌠âI feel seen?â I mean not really, the situations are drastically different and way worse for Jinx.
Also MY WIFE SEVIKA???? Barely in the show and I know that she becomes counselor and shit but that doesnât excuse the fact that she was barely there?? I mean yeah she comes for the big fight and itâs really powerful but I canât help but feel way too neutral about it.
Ekko learning about timelines and loops was probably the only thing I had enjoyed while watching the whole thing go down. Like idk why but the fact that it was just so different was refreshing. I found it interesting and I wanted more of that without like any rushing.
I also felt rushed? Like everything was going all over the place- it was really fast and I canât tell if Iâm just a loser or Iâm missing obvious lore that I canât really get into right now. (Thatâs how I am with FNAF like I know the lore but idk about any of the books or the extensive lore stuff like my friends- I just donât think I could get into like that.) I loved arcane. It made me cry, fear, laugh a bit- and we got the scene of sex we wanted. But like after watching it I felt strangely empty about it. Idk but the sex scene felt very inappropriate where it was set and I canât help but feel that itâs kinda perfect for them. Like it seems like something exactly that Caitlyn and Vi would have but yet I felt really⌠uncomfortable? And that weird because like that shit donât happen- I was very happy it was going to happen but maybe not the way that it did.
Itâs not a downgrade. Itâs a slight upgrade in my book on the terms of content. Donât come at me but maybe I should give it a second watch when itâs not 3 AM.
The glazing of Viktor of becoming basically Jesus in this series was not on my bingo card.
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I love how we all agreed that Jayce has the heart boxers
domestic vikjayce
Many Viktors from many different headcanons and moments. Yet they are all, at their hexcore, the best gay scientist Zaun and Piltover ever had. 26th December 2021
Viktor gave Jayce the same stone 2 times, and both times he did it after saving his life...
#this vexes me #affectionate
y'all imma say something for my fellow bg3 and arcane lovers
did the scene with viktor and jayce at the end resemble the gale sex scene for you too or am i delusional
cause
I mean...
Viktor is so fucking pretty LIKE SIR PLEASE ******* ME AND THEN ******* ******* ******* ********* ***** **** ************** *********
you know what im not even sorry
#i would give him everything if he wasn't in love with jayce #fucking jayce man
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