First off: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 1K READS??
Second: Yes, this is based off of the song "I Love You So" by The Walters! I recommend listening to it whilst reading :)
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Jayce woke up, confused as to where he was and why.
He turned around swiftly and unblurred his vision, trying to recognize his surroundings. He saw that he was covered by a velvet red duvet and he was lying right next to Counselor Mel Medarda.
His chest was exposed and he was sure that he was butt naked as of now.
He couldn't remember anything that had happened, but took into account that Mel's hair was disheveled and unbraided, spread across the pillow as if it were placed like that by a stylist.
He also noticed that Mel seemed to be undressed. He quickly looked away before realizing what he had done last night.
"Shit..." He facepalmed and turned over to face the floor next to the bed. He decided that instead of laying around and doing nothing, he would check on Viktor and see what he was up to.
He gradually pushed himself off of the bed and made his way to the discarded clothes on the floor, throwing them around until he found a presentable amount.
He flattened out his clothes to his best ability and ran his hand through his hair until it looked presentable enough for his partner of almost more than 10 years.
"Good enough." He shrugged and then proceeded to spend up to 5 minutes trying to find the exit of the room. Once he did so, he quickly and quietly exited the room so as to not wake up Mel.
He breathed out in relief after he had accomplished the mini mission, and tried to figure out how to get out of the lengthy maze of a hallway.
He figured that it was the Medarda Estate, or maybe it was a part of the Council's building. He decided to go for it and eventually found himself bumping into Caitlyn Kiramman.
"Caitlyn! Oh thank God." He rolled his eyes and sighed in belief before placing one of his hands on Caitlyn's shoulders. "Where's the exit to this place?"
"A 'hi' would've been preferred, but I see you're in quite the rush." She remarked in her silky (and sexy) *what I'm pretty sure is* Scottish accent. (The voice actor is Scottish, so I'm not quite sure.)
"Well, hi! Now, get me out of here, Cait." Jayce brought his hand off of Caitlyn's shoulder, but not before shoving her back a bit. She too rolled her eyes and then led Jayce to the nearest exit.
"Thanks, Cait!" Jayce waved goodbye from the end of the hall as opposed to where Caitlyn was standing, all the way at the front of the hall.
"Anytime! Give us a visit, will you?!" She shouted, hoping he could hear what she had to say before he closed the door entirely.
"Will do!" He shut the door and made his way towards the lab.
(Also, I'm really sorry if I get some information such as the settings of Mels bedrooms, the Council, or the lab wrong! I'm not sure what Caitlyn's accent is, but I believe that the voice actor is either Scottish or British, as she played in Harry Potter once <3)
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"Viktor I-" Before he could get a full sentence out, he noticed the lab was empty. "That's unusual. I thought he'd be here." Jayce shook it off and decided to walk over to his bedroom, the one in the same building as the lab.
Jayce noticed Sky Young passing by him, sporting a sad look on her face. His only other question besides "where is Viktor?" was "why is Sky sad?".
"Hello, Ms. Young." He greeted her politely, trying to make small talk.
"Oh, Mr. Talis!" She didn't cheer up anymore at the fact he was there, in fact, she looked as if she was about to burst the worst news ever.
Well, she was, but it's whatever.
"I... er... there's something you probably should know about..." She began, and Jayce quickly grew interested. This obviously wasn't as important as other things, since the council would probably address it to him in a meeting or in private. However, he was, as he is most of the time, wrong.
"What is it, Ms. Young?" He leaned in a bit, she leaned back, but got the memo and grew closer to his ear. It wasn't really a secret, but it was worth letting out in a calm manner.
"It's Viktor." Oh shit.
"Hah... What about him?" Jayce seemed to be in utter disbelief, albeit the fact that he hadn't heard anything yet.
"He... He collapsed a few hours ago, while you were away. There's blood all over the area surrounding your workspace and it seems like he really needs you right now." Jayce was shocked to hear this, but he remained calm, hoping he wouldn't cause too much of a ruckus with what he was going to ask. "And I know what you're going to ask already. You can follow me." She turned around and began walking down the hall. Jayce clumsily followed.
"Won't this waste your time?" He worriedly asked, hoping that Sky wouldn't be wasting any of her work time by leading Jayce to a place which he probably could've led himself to.
"No, no. The entire council is in a sort of paralysis. Well, Heimerdinger is, at least. It's his assistant we're talking about. If anything, you and him know Viktor the best out of the entire council." Sky excused Jayces concerns and he sighed in relief. He didn't want to be a bother, he just wanted to be there for Viktor.
"Here you are." She held the door open for him and he felt as though he would throw up the dinner he ate last night.
He saw Viktor lying on a bed with an IV attached to him, something on his nose that was probably helping him breathe better, and he was wearing hospital-type clothing.
"Oh... oh my God..." He dismissed Sky and immediately went into the chair next to Viktors side.
"V... Viktor?!" He stammered as he tried to get the words out of his mouth and to the (probably) unconscious man on the bed.
He held his head in his hands and wiped some of the loose tears from his eyes. Viktor probably wouldn't want him crying.
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"J... Jayce?" Viktor spoke softly, his voice breaking as he let out a breath immediately after calling out for his partner's name.
"Viktor!" He lightly stood up before sitting down again, realizing the sudden jerk of a movement.
"Viktor... the doctor's... they said you're..." Jayce wanted to get it out, but he couldn't do it.
Viktor sighed and stared up at the ceiling.
"How much time do I have left?" He turned back to Jayce, who's eyes widened in both fear and sadness.
"You have a lot of years left... enough years to fully outlive your life to the fullest." Jayce reassured the man, who let out a quick breath at the note. "Possibly enough to fulfill our Hextech Dream."
"Great dreamers' dreams are never fulfilled." Viktor looked to the ceiling once more, then he shut his eyes again.
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A few days later in the lab, Viktor was sitting down in a chair, and Jayce was accommodating to his every need. It wasn't like he was injured, he was just in need of care from someone else for a change.
In Zaun, or in the Undercity, not many people got the help they needed or longed for. He was a lucky boy, being found under the rubble by the Enforcers and being brought here. He probably would've been off in the sky by now if it weren't for Piltover's clean air in contrast to the fissures filthy and toxic air.
"Viktor, you know how much I love you right? As a friend, a partner, an assistant..." Jayce suddenly blurted out.
"Of course. I've known that for about 5 years now." Viktor took a quick glance at Jayce pressing down on the handles controlling the Hextech Void before looking back at the window.
"Oh, really?" Jayce chuckled and let go of the handles. He took off his goggles and walked closer to Viktor.
"Hm, what about more than that? More than a friend, partner, or assistant?" Jayce didn't know when or where this confidence was coming from, but he rolled with it anyway.
Viktor spared a look at the man who was talking to him, registering what he was being told.
"Maybe?" Viktor shuffled awkwardly in his rolly chair.
"I love you so..." Jayce was about to rant on about his love for Viktor, but before he could do that:
"You have to do it." Viktor shook his head softly.
"Eh? Do what?" Jayce stopped to look at Viktor. He hadn't done so since he'd taken off his goggles.
"Let me go." Viktor breathed out, leaning against Jayce, uncalled for.