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inkinflux · 4 months ago
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Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don't you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.
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inkinflux · 6 months ago
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Oh my god!!! OH MY GOD!!! The privilege that is reading your blind date fic again!!!! I lost count of how many people have had to listen to me rambling about "this one cod fic who got simon like no one else". Gospel. I've reread it twice in the past half hour lmao I'm happy to see you're back! I would check your tumblr every now and then because I had hopes and it paid off! I hope life is treating you well. Your writing has brought me a lot of joy, so I hope that life reflects that on you somehow and gives you plenty of reasons to smile too.
this message made my day omg 😭 tysm!! 💗
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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OMG INKKK I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE BACK HERE ON TUMBLR !!! i missed you so much !
hiiiii
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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YOU CAN DRAW?? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD DRAW AS WELL AS WRITE!! dude that's so cool
i'm still just a beginner!! but very lucky to work with heaps of talented artists so i get a lot of really helpful tips and feedback 🫶
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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So so happy you’re back and working, missed your fics so much 💕✨💕
i missed being on here !
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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steb sketches, trying procreate for the first time :3
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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The way you characterize viktor in your fics is such a treat, the dialogue is my favorite especially
He’s so in character it makes me so giddy
(English isn’t my first language sorey)
i'm so glad you think so! 💗 dialogue is my favourite part of writing 😁
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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A little Steb fan art from the other day 🐠
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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checked your masterlist for perhaps more viktor content, and was so excited to see just how much you’ve written for him… it’s really beautiful if you think about it… your writing is super lovely and I was hooked from the first fic i read from you! keep up the awesome work !! <3
viktor really is the character that inspires me the most 🥹
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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Do you write Mel x reader?
I've never written for her before but I wouldn't be against it if inspiration struck!
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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‘Please don’t be in love with someone else’ is one of my favourite viktor fics of all time. The last line in one of the chapters where reader mentions Sky (and viktor’s RESPONSE ✨) live in my mind 24/7. I love you for writing it and love you for coming back and blessing my dash!!! 🩷
that one was so fun to write!! ugh i love writing himbo wingman jayce
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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I’m so obsessed with your viktor fics ever since season one omg
Request viktor x reader, reader is a brilliant student but starts to suffer from burn out, viktor is a comfort character… could be spicy or not 😳
Ily byeeee❤️
i wrote something that accidentally spiralled into utter devotion whoops
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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Can't Keep a Secret
Viktor x gn!Reader | 3k | SFW Viktor notices you've been burnt out for a while, so organizes a short trip away to help you relax. A/n: I am so in love with this fictional man hnggggg also I based this off this song because it matched how sappy I felt :') 🚫 I DO NOT CONSENT TO MY WORK BEING USED TO TRAIN AI 🚫  
Air pushed against your splayed fingers, the draft cool against your palm as you held it against the pressure. You dipped your nails down, the force causing your hand to swoop, the sensation pulling a smile on your face.
You didn’t travel often, and never before via airship. The novelty was neither lost on Viktor as he held onto the railing beside you, eyes wide as he watched the rolling hills of Valoran pass beneath. The airship’s shadow dove up and down the golden fields of wheat, until it reached the highest crest and the gold slowly dissolved into blue.
The wind whipped your face, its dominant presence the reason why the rest of the travellers remained inside during most of the duration of the ride. But the feeling wasn’t entirely unpleasant, in fact, it was refreshing.
After being holed up in your study for weeks, it felt nice to be given a stark reminder that you were, in fact, a living creature who needed sun and air and adventure to satiate your soul.
It had been Viktor’s idea to take a trip to the coastal city of Holdrum to pull you out of your rut. There was only so much staring at a blank piece of paper you could handle before it drove you insane. He knew that feeling of stagnation all too well, and also knew that pushing yourself past that point didn’t often yield the desired result.
The ship passed through a cloud, and you laughed as the condensation licked your skin, leaving you slightly damp. Viktor reached his arm out behind you, mimicking the way yours reached out into the clouds. He drunk in your joy and the fresh air, his tired lungs feeling lighter for once.
You opened your mouth as the next cloud passed, tasting it on your tongue.
The flight was thrilling, albeit brief, the airship docking a mere three hours after it had taken off from Piltover. The tickets had been cheap thanks to its avoidance of using the Hex Gates.
It was an irony that was not lost on you, that one of the creators of such an invention still couldn’t afford to use it the traditional way. Though you were sure an exception would’ve been made to let him fly for free, Viktor wasn’t the type to put up a fuss.
His hair was a fluffed mess from the wind when he shuffled along the gangplank back onto solid ground. You stuck close to him, slightly intimidated by the busyness of the station, wares and people being offloaded all around you.
Viktor tugged you along with a glint in his eye and a grin that shone brighter than the sun. Your briefcase was heavy with clothes and books, but you didn’t need to carry it for long as you reached a carriage that would take you to your weekend accommodation.
Your thigh bumped against Viktor’s as you peered out the window, making repetitive comments about how beautiful the view was. Viktor could barely concentrate as your hand rested on his knee, his eyes constantly drawn to your side profile as you watched the oceanside pass by.
His body objected as he clambered out, but his respite was so close, the seaside cottage standing at the end of the dirt path you’d been dropped off at. Peacefully isolated and surrounded by trees, with sand trailing through the cool shade of leaves, the sound of waves a hint at how to find the beach.
You took his bags, bright-eyed and excited to explore. Viktor tried not to drag his feet as he followed, lugging himself up the few steps of the porch. He subsequently crashed into the couch as you both entered the small wooden structure that had once been blue, but showed signs of age, driftwood peeking from beneath the paint.
“This is incredible!” Your voice came muffled from the other room as you darted in and out of the different rooms.
Viktor wanted to join in your energetic outburst, but after having been on his feet for most of the day, he couldn’t muster more than a hum of acknowledgement.
You poked your head out of the bedroom, taking in the way his lanky limbs extended over the small couch, his face pressed into the cushions. He heard you approach by way of creaking floorboards.
“Thank you.”
He raised his face, laying his cheek flat as he looked at you. You were on your knees, curled forward with your chin resting close on the cushion.
“I know no one who works harder,” he told you, “and no one more deserving of a break.”
You pushed his wind-tousled hair from his face, the gesture enough to make his heart soar. Or maybe he’d left it in the clouds when you’d thanked him the first time, looking up at him with the same adoration as you did now.
“No one other than you, you mean,” you teased, pinching his cheek before you rose back to your feet.
Viktor turned, the couch the perfect balance of firm and soft to keep his strained back at ease. He watched as you approached a window, opening it to let the stream of natural sounds flood in. Distant waves and the whisper of leaves rustling in the breeze that was picking up with the promise of a summer storm.
He wanted to tell you that you looked beautiful. That you gave him the impression of a living piece of the world, clicking so perfectly into any scene. In the clouds, by the coast, at your desk, by his side.
It was a secret he kept, to no one’s benefit but his own, really. These words he guarded, belonging to only you. The thing was, he was terrible at keeping secrets.
He had blurted about the tickets the moment he’d seen you last week, when you had looked so colourless and crestfallen. He’d do anything to see you smile, even ruining the surprise.
Even now, he struggled against the word as it danced on the tip of his tongue.
“Beautiful,” he mused, “isn’t it?”
You nodded, taking a moment to tear your attention away from the relaxing ambiance. When your gaze settled on him again, it softened.
“There’s a storm rolling in,” you told him, taking a seat next to his reclined body. His shirt had rode up, exposing a section of his pale, lower stomach. You tugged at the hem of his shirt, pulling it down to cover him again, but not without brushing your fingers against him in what you hoped was an inconspicuous manner. Viktor bit down on the inside of his cheek, his entire body thrilling at your touch. “Perfect weather for a nap, don’t you think?”
Viktor smiled, the smell of rain filling the room as the first drops fell from the sky.
“You may choose whichever bedroom you prefer. I will remain here, for now.”
Your hand fondly stroked the cushion beside his head, too shy to risk another real touch. Viktor enjoyed having you so close that he could feel your warmth seep into him. You wanted to ask him to join you, your idea of the perfect nap to weather the storm being one where he held you in his arms, but sensibility won out in the end.
The room grew darker as you disappeared into one of the bedrooms, leaving the door open behind you as you collapsed onto the mattress.
The heavy rain lulled Viktor to sleep, his hand tucked under his cheek, unaware that you had curled onto your side in the same fashion, imagining the warmth of him around you.
When you awoke hours later, bare feet padding out of the dark and into the warm light of the kitchen, you found Viktor cooking dinner.
He had slipped into something more comfortable, a baggy t-shirt and pyjama pants that hung low on his hips. You admired the dimples of his lower back as he stretched up to grab two glasses from the cabinet. Once he placed them down, he propped his cane back under his arm, hovering close to the stove as something delicious-smelling bubbled away.
Your footfall was quiet, but he turned his face to the side, a small smile on his lips.
“Did you sleep well?”
You yawned as you approached him, dropping your head onto his shoulder. “Like a log. Is that curry?”
Viktor hummed a confirmation.
“The pantry is stocked, so I found something I thought you might like,” he stirred the pot lazily, still somewhat sleepy. “Though, the town has a market that sells imported fruits. I was hoping we might go there tomorrow.”
You nuzzled your head against the side of his arm and he chuckled.
“Will you stay awake long enough to eat with me?” He picked up the wooden spoon, blowing on it. “Here. Try.”
With his other hand hovering beneath, Viktor brought the spoon to your lips. The explosion of flavour melted into your tongue, and you hummed in delight.
“Good?”
“Good,” you agreed, eagerly moving to the table, sliding onto the bench.
A moment later, Viktor placed the food and assortment of cutlery before you, then slid in next to you, your thighs pressed flush against another.
You hooked your foot around his ankle, too tired to pretend you didn’t want to steal every sort of touch he’d allow you to get away with in your sleepy states. You found he made it quite easy.
Few words were shared during the dinner, the food so good Viktor had to warn you to slow down.
“Who taught you to cook like this?” You were surprised, because he had opted for quicker meals while at the Academy, too engrossed in his work to waste time on such necessities as a well-cooked meal.
“My mother,” he answered softly. “Years ago, I would return home each week from the Academy to tell her about my work with Professor Heimerdinger. She would always cook for me.” You looked at him as he reminisced, somewhat melancholy. “The smell reminds me of her. Vegetables and spice and stock.” He turned his gaze to you now, his eyes adoring amber. “She would have liked you.”
Your elbow knocked against his as you shied away from the kind words, swirling your food with your spoon.
“You think so?”
“I know so,” he said with certainty, “because you make me happy.” He then poked your thigh, aiming for a lighter tone. “Even if you are clingy. Like a kitten.”
“I’m not clingy,” you stated with defiance, despite the fact that you’d all put burrowed into him.
Viktor smiled. “Do not mistake my comment for complaint. I… quite like it.”
Your back straightened at his words, the grip on your spoon tightening. Viktor cursed himself internally for letting the secret of his affections slip. Always in moments where he wanted to reassure you, he couldn’t help himself from tipping his hand to show you his cards were all hearts.
“I’m not like this with everyone, you know.” It seemed you didn’t know how to keep a secret, either.
“I know.”
After dinner, you sat on the porch, watching the rainy night with Viktor. You laid against his chest, his square thumbs massaging the wrist and palm of your dominant hand, which ached from the repetitive motions of your work.
“It is too bad such devoted hands cannot be mended with oil and tightening screws.” Viktor’s breath tickled the shell of your ear as he spoke. “Flesh and tendon is so difficult to work with.”
You melted against him, nestling your face against the side of his neck. “Still feels nice.”
“I’m glad you think so,” he replied, a smile in his voice.
The post-dinner relaxation gave way to a familiar pull of sleep, but when it came time to return to bed, you lingered in the doorway, pleading eyes pulling Viktor up from where he had been preparing to read on the couch.
He curled a finger against the underside of your jaw, stroking up and down. You pressed your mouth into a line and tilted your head at the man.
“Does this sleepy kitty need company?”
You tugged at the drawstring of his pants in response, and he relented, snatching up his book and settling into bed beside you, reading glasses perched on the edge of his angular nose.
“The reading light won’t keep you awake?”
You made a small noise to suffice as a “No” before curling into him, your hand sliding under his shirt, coming to rest on the tuft of hair beneath his bellybutton.
Viktor reread the same sentence about a dozen times before he realized he wouldn’t be able to focus with you touching him like that. Still, he tried, until the sinking pillows pulled him into the same delightful dreams you dwelled in.
It seemed in his sleep, he had lost control of his limbs. Viktor awoke to an entanglement he couldn’t possibly hope to free himself from.
Your thigh was trapped between his, one of your arms pinned underneath him. Viktor’s nose brushed yours as he raised his head from the pillow, surveying the situation.
The movement caused you to curl into him further, a satisfied huff tumbling from your soft lips.
Viktor gave up any notion of getting out of bed, conceding to his fate.
The second time he woke, you were bending over him, placing a sweet kiss on his forehead. He shut his eyes quickly, pretending he was still asleep.
You were greedy and sought another stolen kiss, this time atop the beauty mark below his eye, your lips a fluttery feeling against his cheekbone.
Viktor waited patiently, silently urging you to give the same treatment to the mark above his top lip. He sucked in a breath as he felt your weight shift on the mattress, considering it as you hovered above him.
Then the springs creaked, his hopes dashed as you instead decided to get up.
You were eager to repay the favour of last night’s dinner with breakfast in bed, but before you could step away, a warm hand had shot out, curling around your forearm.
“Good morning,” you greeted, Viktor’s unfocused eyes drinking in your form.
“Where do you think you are going?” He asked, the rasp in his voice causing something within you to shudder.
You lowered you voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “It’s a secret.”
Viktor’s sleepy smile almost convinced you to stay. But you were determined to do something nice for him, after he’d organized the perfect getaway and treated you to such lovely cuddles all night.
“Stay here,” you told him, and reluctantly, his grip weakened, his hand falling empty as you walked away.
After five minutes of trying to be patient, he missed you too much, making his way to the kitchen.
“Vik,” you tutted as he came up behind you, hands sliding down your arms indulgently. You turned around, holding the spatula up threateningly.
“A fearsome weapon. Is it meant to scare me off?”
“Yes.”
Viktor wrapped his hand around yours, easily stealing it from you.
“Hey!” You complained, but there was a laugh in your voice. Viktor took over pancake flipping duty, if only out of guilt for ruining your plans to serve him in bed.
You gave up, pressing your forehead to his back. Your hands naturally found their way under the hem of his sleeping top, thumbs feeling out the bolts in his spine, tracing them with such fondness that Viktor struggled to remember how to breathe.
“How does your hand feel?” He asked, trying to maintain some semblance of composure.
“Like it needs more attention.”
Viktor smirked as you pushed your hand through the gap between his waist and arm, letting your arm dangle in his line of sight. He took hold of it and pushed circles into your palm with his thumb while he flipped the pancakes. It proved more difficult than he had anticipated.
Breakfast was eaten back in bed, as you had insisted, the entanglement now only limited to weaved legs. The dawning day beckoned, and as much as you both would’ve liked to remain underneath the covers, you both found the motivation to get dressed and ready to explore the town and beaches.
The dirt track that led you out of your blissful solitude was now dotted with puddles from last night’s storm. The sky still held a hint of grey, but luckily the clouds had mostly dissipated, giving way to a clearer day.
Your shoes squelched in the mud as you stepped out, turning back and waiting for Viktor as he locked the front door. When he turned to you, he froze at the look you were giving him.
“Do I have something on my face?”
He looked absolutely divine. Being outside of Piltover, outside of the Academy, seemed just as good for him as it was for you. The leather strap of his bag crossed over his chest, atop a teasingly sheer white button down. He’d pushed his reading glasses up into his hair, a stray strand falling against his forehead. You adored him.
“Oh,” he noticed your gaze and tapped his head, quickly taking the glasses off and pushing them into his bag.
He reached you before you could fathom a reply. “Let’s hope the rain does not catch us out,” he spoke, unaware of the way your enamoured heart had caused a short-circuit in your brain. He was amused at the stunned expression you wore, reaching up to tap on a large leaf above your head, causing cold droplets to fall upon your face.
You released a shocked laugh, giving him a light shove. He regained his balance, his walking stick tucked firmly under his arm.
The trees glistened with suspended water drops, and you curiously tapped against a few before you stuck your tongue out, eager to taste how fresh the water was. The remnants rolled over your lips as you turned back to Viktor.
“You should taste it. It’s exactly like the clouds.”
Viktor stepped forward, a large hand cupping your jaw as he dipped his head. His mouth was against yours in an instant, stealing your breath. He took advantage of your parted lips, his tongue delving into your mouth.
When he pulled back he was pink-cheeked and wearing a wobbly smile.
“Yes,” he stammered, unable to focus on either your eyes or lips, his gaze flitting between them, “It does.”
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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I could kiss your brain right now. Thank you for lakefront liaison and thank you for your writing. Bless you
thank u for reading sweet anon
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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I'm begging you, lakefront liaison pt. 2? Give some love to our guy Steb please please please
i did it. i made reader kiss the fish man
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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Lakefront Liaison Pt. 2
Steb x gn!Reader | 1.2k | SFW Steb realizes he has a reason to care about his own safety now. You realize it's because you love him. A continuation of Lakefront Liaison but heavy on the Steb romance this time :3 🚫 I DO NOT CONSENT TO MY WORK BEING USED TO TRAIN AI 🚫  
The sun was a warm embrace, staving off the chilly breeze that rustled the trees above. Incessant quacking drew your gaze downwards, orange bills darting forward to snap up the seeds pooled in your cupped palm.
It was a ticklish sensation, and you found you didn’t mind being swarmed, webbed feet jumping up onto your shoes in an attempt to get closer to the food.
“Ravenous creatures,” Steb commented, pulling the bag of feed from your hands to try and redirect the fluffy crowd’s attention.
You laughed as one of the larger ducks pushed out its chest, flapping its wings to assist it in jumping onto the park bench beside you.
“Back, little beast,” Steb said all too calmly, placing a firm hand against the duck’s front to gently push it back to the ground.
You looked at him, bathed in golden light, his pale eyes darting around to keep the ducks in check.
“You’re good with animals,” you told him, pinching some seed from the bag he held and flicking it out further, trying to draw some of the birds away.
Steb shrugged. “I’m trained in crowd control. People are not so dissimilar to animals.”
“Who knew,” you teased, pushing your shoulder against his, “being an enforcer has transferable skills.”
He smiled softly, his face turned from you as he sprinkled more seed to the side.
Piltover was slowly healing. The cracks in the streets were filled with concrete and the strange calcium remnants from the hexcore’s implosion had been chipped off of roofs and walls. The new council had achieved a lot in a short amount of time, thanks to the influence of Zaunites like Sevika. Trade and transport blockades were a thing of the past, and it was becoming more commonplace to bump into people from Zaun on the streets of the upper districts.
These positive changes were not without their caveats, though. Ignorance still lingered like an ugly scar, and desperate people would always present risk until proper structures were put in place to support them.
The fresh bandage wrapped around Steb’s arm was a testament to that, having had a run-in with a shimmer addict who had drifted all the way up to the Academy. He had been struck down at the base of the new statue that had been erected, Jayce’s stony facade staring out to the horizon while Steb bled over his feet.
You had never told him how much he reminded you of him, and you weren’t sure you ever could. It felt like speaking it aloud might kick-start a self-fulfilling prophecy where his similarly good intentions and penchant for using his body as a shield would earn him the same fate as Jayce.
Still, his ghost sat between you, his blood and bone meal deep in the city’s soil. He was an unavoidable presence, even in death, and one Steb could never hope to live up to.
So, he didn’t try to. When you’d cleaned his bandages that night and asked him to take a break, he hadn’t put up a fight. He’d let you hold his hand to steady him as you pulled the clean fabric around his forearm, and he placed the same hand next to yours on the bench, silently hoping that you’d take it again.
“Wanna know a secret?” You asked, turning until your knees knocked against his.
Steb stayed silent, but nodded, watching the excitement bubble up in you.
“Caitlyn told me-” you started, then promptly bit down on your bottom lip. “Actually, it’ll probably mean more to you if I don’t ruin the surprise.”
Steb’s smile grew, his cheek frills twitching with amusement.
“You mean the promotion?”
You nodded excitedly. “She already told you?”
“Yes,” he answered, placing the bag of feed beside him and out of the way, “and I already turned it down.”
Your smile fell. “What? Why?”
Steb tried not to let your evident disappointment weigh on him. “I would have been spending most of my days in the slums of Zaun. In the middle of danger.”
You frowned at that. “I’ve never known you to shy from danger before. Especially if it means making a difference and helping people.”
He still had doubts, but when he looked at you again, he knew the decision he made had been the correct one.
“There will be someone down there, leading the charge. It just won’t be me.”
Your disappointment gave way to the relief you’d been closely guarding, a sigh that had your cheek pressed against his shoulder, your eyes closed and your brows pinched.
“You’ve been an officer for so long,” you mumbled, “Why don’t you want to make progress in your career? You deserve it, Steb.”
He relaxed into your touch, his chest a flutter of nerves.
“Progress isn’t everything, tadpole.”
The nickname he’d gifted you after the night of your less than graceful meeting still tickled you.
“Duty and honour… what does all the fighting mean if I can't enjoy the peace?”
The back of your hand slid against his, knuckle to knuckle, until he flipped his palm up, capturing your hand in his.
“Still, you turned down a pretty lofty pay increase…”
Steb squeezed your hand, drawing your gaze back to him.
“I have more than enough,” he said, looking down at you with such fondness it made your heart stutter in a way it hadn’t done in so long. “I wasn’t destined to grow old, until I met you.”
You drifted close to him, your heart swelling against your ribs almost painfully. He was so much like Jayce it hurt, but different in every way he needed to be.
His eyes were big and glassy, pale blue like the ice you’d skate on in the winter, when the lake froze over. You were already imagining Steb in mittens, hands in yours as you helped him find his balance.
Thinking about the future had become so difficult, until you started falling for him.
His dark lips parted as you nudged your nose against his, a playful tell that you wanted him to be the one to make the move.
He closed the gap, cold lips upon yours, his body melting against you like soft snow in the spring. He tasted of salt and caramelized sugar, his mouth still sweet from the pastries you’d shared for breakfast. His blush-tipped fingers sunk into your waist, tugging you closer, decidedly different from the last hands that had held you.
The quiet man came undone before you, humming his delight as you deepened the kiss, your hand pulled against the back of his neck, fingers tracing the row of small fins that disappeared into his collar.
You were practically in his lap when Steb broke the kiss, breathless. His cheeks were flushed, his frills dancing so animatedly that he had to bring a shaky hand up to try and smooth them down.
You pulled his hand away, pushing up to place a kiss against each cheekbone with a giggle as they tickled your lips.
“I should have known you would make a public nuisance out of me,” he said, his face cradled tenderly in your hands.
The ducks quacked happily as they dug into the spilled bag of seed you’d absentmindedly knocked in your romantic pursuit. Steb tutted when he glanced down at the scene.
“This crowd is becoming insatiable,” he joked. “Let me take you someplace more secure.”
You placed another indulgent kiss against his jaw.
“Take me away, officer.”
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inkinflux · 7 months ago
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Hello fellow Jayce defender.
First off, virtual kisses on both your cheeks for your Arcane analysis. They're refreshing to read, and insightful as well.
Something that's always bothered me about the way fans interact with Jayce is assuming that he's always the one making the mistakes in any of his relationships. It's almost funny in a way how they strip other characters of their autonomy and arcs just so they can point out how Jayce is failing his partners.
With Mel and Viktor especially, there's this narrative that Jayce simultaneously ignores both of their needs while also prioritising one over the other. Either he neglects Viktor to go and swoon over Mel, or he abandons his relationship with Mel to go play science with Viktor, or he neglects both to go do his own things while they suffer through their own plots.
And it's fascinating how incredibly mistaken these people are, and also how they reduce his character to only being important when he's in a relationship.
I'm here like, "hey, do you wanna discuss the reason for how Jayce seemingly knows how to navigate the ways of high class society very easily is probably because he's had to rely on sponsorships and donations for most of his youth to find his research because his house is too poor to be able afford it?"
Or "It's canonical that Jayce only ever had one friend in his youth before Viktor, and that was the daughter of his main sponsor, do you think it's interesting that this indicates he probably had difficulty making or maintaining friendships and that this is possibly a symptom of the Academy mainly housing elite and rich students so they couldn't relate to his struggles and he couldn't relate to theirs?"
But no, people just want to hate on him for not being the picture perfect boytoy in a relationship.
And I mean, it's not like it's just reduced to Jayce either. So many other characters have had similar treatments where they're reduced to either their most basic qualities or mischaracterised entirely. And I'm really not trying to be the fandom police or whatever - everyone interprets differently - I just find it frustrating is all.
Anyways, you're cool.
YES I never have time to talk about this bc people don't give a fuck but in Jayce's journals we even see him stewing with envy and petty rage at this star-rising student on the academy that he sees as the example of a perfect prodigy (in opposition to how much Jayce fucks things up...)
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It also strongly suggests he's on a scholarship, which ties into his suicide attempt.
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Jayce is keeping his experiments a secret from everyone to avoid the blowback and isolating himself further and further when they don't work. Jayce is flawed! He's proud of his dream pitch to the point of hilarity. Jayce doesn't like socializing, he does it out of obligation! Even when he's being raised to a councilor position in s1 he's PANICKING. He doesn't want the fucking job, he doesn't like the parties nor the people, his truest honest self is that moment in season 2 where he declares the lab was always his home, and so was Viktor.
But even then he subsumes his own wants spends most of s1 trying to attend to the needs of other people. He routinely asks Viktor if he's alright, if he wants to come up to do the presentation, if he's sure those experiments are safe, etc. He tries to make Heimerdinger proud despite his constant rejections of their projects, and only turns on him when he threatens viktor's wellbeing. The reason why he doesn't announce anything on progress day is that he Was listening to Heimers so-called wisdom and it only bit him in the ass. Jayce gets himself in trouble with the council by being too naive and assuming his new post will allow him to crackdown on Piltovan corruption aided by the Hexgates. Majority of the complaints wrt relationships I see people making of him are just wildly exaggerated. "He was neglecting viktor" bro he talks about viktor in nearly every scene he has with mel 😭 viktor is the one who isolates himself and randomly disappears at times bc he's a grown man with his own boundaries.
Jayce's entire life is defined by the transactional nature of his existence, his work, the patronage receives - all depending on how much he can play the showpony role without fucking it up. It's not a comfortable position. Jayce is stressing out the whole damn show because if one person isn't pissed at him, someone else will be, and it always comes down to revokable money, investments, social standing. if he really was as uncaring and well-off as some claim he wouldn't give a shit. He could just coast along life, but that's not what he's doing ever. He only 'frees' himself in season 2 by abandoning his life's dream and the rotten reality that existed around it. Which is kind of bleak, but at least its over.
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