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    choking on your alibis by

    Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)  

    18 Aug 2022

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    He’s aware that the longing stuck in his chest is a problem, that the sweaty hands and the shivers when their fingers brush over a worktable are not and cannot be platonic. Jayce wants, he can’t delude himself, no matter how much he wishes he didn’t feel like this.

    After accepting an invitation to The Last Drop to celebrate the end of finals week, Jayce is desperate to find a way to get Viktor out of his head. Unfortunately, even when Jayce prides himself in his faith for the impossible, he can't fool himself that much.

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    20 Dec 2024

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    I know everything about you; you know everything about me by

    Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)  

    19 Dec 2024

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    "The first thing Jayce noticed was his freckles. One sat below his right eye, just a smidge above his cheekbone, and the other sat in the crinkle of his smile. The second thing Jayce noticed was this boy, his fellow classmate, and his slightly shaky hand as he reached for the chair sitting next to Jayce."

    Jayce and Viktor meet in elementary school. Over the years, they fall in love.

    Semi-Modern AU

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    20 Dec 2024

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    Wash Out Your Mouth by

    Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), League of Legends  

    26 Jul 2022

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    “Can I help you with something, Mr. Talis?” 
    Jayce started, managing little more than a rather dumb-sounding “uh” in response. The man with the golden eyes gave him the once over, decidedly unimpressed. 
    “No...I—uh—I was just walking.”
    “Walking?” The golden-eyed man arched one perfect brow, gaze pointedly flickering towards the pile of books in his arms. “In the dark? With half the library?”
    Jayce flushed. If his hands weren’t fully occupied, he might have hidden behind them.“Uh…Yeah,” He said haltingly. “I was at the library, doing some work, but it closed, so I was headed back to my—Are you alright? That seemed a little…he didn’t hurt you, did he?” 
    Those brilliant eyes widened just a fraction, pouty lips parting in a silent ‘oh.’ He clearly hadn’t expected that—the care, or perhaps, the interest. In an instant, the hall was flooded with the scent of summer—strawberries, vanilla, honey cake. Omega. 

     

    Jayce Talis thought love was pointless until he met Viktor. Viktor just wants the sweet, kind massive idiot with the puppy dog eyes to leave him alone. Somehow this eventually ends well.
    A romantic comedy (kinda)

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    14 Dec 2024

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    Stripped to the Bone by

    Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), League of Legends  

    03 Dec 2024

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    “Why couldn’t you let me die?” Viktor asked softly. He did not blame Jayce; hell, Viktor would do all he could if their roles were switched. “You must’ve known my lungs…”

    “Because I love you.” Jayce admitted. Matter of fact. With the same natural reverence as he spoke of hextech and smithing. Using the same ease with which he said his own name. “Because I loved you and it was too late and it drove me to desperation. I love you.”

    Viktor was at once too cold and too hot. His heart was beating hard into his ribcage as his tongue twisted over itself. “And…I-I…Jayce, I—”

    “I know you love me.” Jayce’s grin only had the slightest tinge of bitterness as he bumped his head against Viktor’s. “It’s fairly…obvious when I’m actually fucking paying attention. I know you love me. You were…waiting for me. You were waiting for so fucking long…”

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    13 Dec 2024

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    Love was the Law by

    Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)  

    25 Nov 2024

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    “This is wrong,” Jayce rasped, his voice strained with torment, so unlike the Jayce that had left mere hours ago to dance and drink and make merry and maybe even make love to the beautiful Mel Medarda. “This is too far back, I shouldn’t be here—”

    This Jayce was like a wild animal, bearded and shaggy, furious and heartbroken.

    The huge weapon thudded to the floor once again, and Viktor finally dared to speak.

    “Jayce, is that… you?”

    Stewing in his loneliness, research assistant Viktor witnesses an Anomaly take place in the laboratory he shares with Jayce Talis, potentially altering life as they know it (or might never come to know).

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    12 Dec 2024

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