Like You Ever Cared [Arcane Drabble]

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Suggested BG Music: 'Untrue' by Burial

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Viktor was alone in the lab as it was common for him those days, working on the next hextech advance in a desperate plea to get somewhere great with it, so his name could live on and people would remember him when he died.

As a disabled kid living in the undercity he always had it hard, people looking down on him and even taking that to the extreme, taunting him by stealing his cane and such. He wasn't able to get a single free day in his entire life, so he just got used to being the stepping stone for everyone, the person that was always there as a mean to get to something else.

He had worked so hard to get to where he was, but he knew he was ultimately replaceable, and no one really cared for him, because let's be honest, had anyone ever really cared about him?

Not until he met Jayce.

Jayce... was the first person he ever truly connected with, a man with a dream so big people were treating him like he was stupid for wanting it.

Everyone said he was out of his mind, that his thoughts were too outrageous, that he would never get to fulfill them.

Those exact words that were used against him not long ago.

He was alone, but he was not going to leave things that way, and offered his help because he didn't want another person to go through that level of rejection alone.

He offered his helping hand, and Jayce took it, with a strong but gentle grip.

Viktor stood up from his chair, stopping his work for a second because his thoughts were taking control over his rational mind and he felt like he was about to go crazy.

That lab used to be full of life... with both of them having each other and both of them knowing it.
They had fun, and never hid the fact they were interested in the other as more than friends, even if that was just joking or teasing and it never got serious.

Now, the place seemed to be decaying at the same rate as his weak body.
He could colapse at any moment, and so could that room, full of holes from the hanging of notes and pictures, humidity stains and worn out floor tiles, that were so loose you could take them out easily if you just tried.

It seemed like it wanted to die, just like his body, but he just... needed more time.

Jayce had forgotten about him, he was no longer important and his only utility to him was being the one to continue his studies.
He wanted to offer his help, and he got used again by the one who thought was his friend.

Not even the one that supposedly loved him could stay by his side... was it something he did?
He tried so hard to be there for him... yet he payed him in cold shoulders and fake ignorance.

He was about to die yet no one would be able to remember his face, or the contributions he made because others just LOVED to mess with his work and take the credit.

Being rejected by the only one who used to care, that was so painful, more than the fact that he would cease to exist soon.

His tired eyes were softly placed on a picture of both of them from a newspaper, the announcement of their big research to the people of Piltover.

He smiled, what an ironic sight to admire...

When he had it in his hands, he looked at it longingly, pressing his fingers softly against that ink representation of Jayce, before he ripped it in half, separating that portrait of both of them.

—That was a good performance, Jayce -he muttered —I truly believed you cared. For everyone, not just me... -.

His hand with Jayce's half squished the picture, ruining it until it looked like a little ball of paper.

—But you can stop with your charades now, you don't have to act like you ever cared, because I know the truth now -.

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Hey, hope you're doing well.
This is just a short story I did a while ago when I was going through something and I felt real lonely, I'm okay now! I promise! haha
Maybe I'll write more stuff and post them here, and not just in english, in spanish as well!
Most of my fanfics are short thingies but maybe I can write something long and cool to show off one day, in the meantime, just tell me what you think! :))
Azu out!