Chapter Text
A New Encounter
The first day of the semester at piltover High was a symphony of chaos: lockers slammed like percussion, laughter swirled through the air like violins, and somewhere in the distance, the ever-unpredictable Powder, Vi's little sister that could be satan laughing at a ‘funny unfunny’ joke ekko made, whatever makes her day, jayce thought. Jayce Talis strolled through the halls with a rbf due to being exhausted with school work even in the holidays..and Mel if he had to be honest. He let out a fake weak smile as a person walking bye greeted him. Being last year’s golden boy had some cons.
Jayce was also the captain of the robotics club , Jayce was used to people knowing his name—or, at the very least, his family or him and mel’s situationship' or whatever you call it. While walking he felt the sensation of someone's hand wrapping around his arm, and there she was, Mel medarda walking beside him, Dressed impeccably, she carried herself with the poise of someone who never had to ask twice for anything.
Mel: “So,” she drawled, “are you going to take me for prom this year again?...Jayce?"
Jayce smirked.
Jayce: “of course...but that's in like a long time, don't worry about it.
Mel rolled her eyes but didn’t bother hiding her grin. Their morning dynamics was either arguing at 7am for some random unnecessary reason or calm lovey dovey mornings, luckily today seems to be a calm one—friendly banter, flirty undertones, but never anything more.
Mel: "Alright. Well, see you after class” she shot back as she rounded the corner to Chemistry.
Viktor pov / 3rd person pov
At the opposite end of the hallway, Viktor walking through the school's front doors, he was glad he managed to a somewhat good school, his past schools where a hound for bullies and violence…Piltover High was an actual good school from what hes heard, he managed to get in with a scholorship. Viktor walked through the school halls, was he glowing or was everyone looking or most likely seizing him down as if he was a dog with rabies...? Right, I'm literally the only one with a cane in this goddamn hellhole, viktor thought. Viktor soon brought his eyes down to the piece of paper.
Viktor: “locker 287…” he looked around looking for that specific locker number until he finally managed to find his assigned one. Viktor opened the locker with his given key, right next to him was Jayce, Jayce Talis messily rummaging through his own locker. Jayce caught viktors glance and stared at him
Jayce: “Do you need anything?”
Viktor blushed in embarrassment: “no- nothing, didn't mean to stare for too long.”
Jayce: “are you new? Haven't seen you before so I assume you are."
Viktor: “yes, I am.”
Jayce: “I can walk you to class, what's your name?’
Viktor: “it's Viktor”
Jayce smiled “well nice to meet you, viktor..uh..give me a second” jayce grabbed his phone and scrolled down, most likely looking at his class schedule “Well I have English, do you? I can still walk you to your class either way, but..?”
Viktor opened his phone “uh- suprisingly I do, lead the way”
Jayce smiles and started walking with viktor as jayce ranted about something random to keep the conversation going and not awkward. They reached the staircase
Jayce groaned “cmon, do you need help?” he pointed with his eyes at viktors weak leg Jayce: “It's not as bad compared to other staircases but it does feel like a workout to some people” jayce joked awkwardly
Viktor: “I think I’ll be alright, thank you for asking”
Jayce: “of course.”
They began walking up the stairs with the occasional grunts and winces of viktor, jayce often put his hands on viktors back or shoulder to somewhat support him just incase he falls. After making it to the 2nd floor, jayce watched viktor take the final step.
Jayce: “alright, just follow me”
jayce walked forward then turned to take a left with the occasional loud voices of students in their assigned classes as they walk pass their class doors. Finally jayce stopped and opened the door, he signalled for viktor to enter first. Viktor slowly entered the classroom. He looked around at the students already sitting down chatting with one another with some empty seats still available. Jayce pointed to the spot near a red headed girl speaking with a dark blue headed one with the occasional interruptions of the 2 boys behind them. Viktor sat down next to the red headed girl as jayce sat infront of her, jayce turned his chair around to look at viktor then to the red headed women,
Jayce spoke: “vi”
Vi looked up: “oh hey, man.Didn't even notice you.”
Vi turned to her head to her left and noticed Viktor staring at her
Vi: “whats your probl-”
Jayce interrupted: “vi, chill. He's with me, meet viktor.”
Vi: “hm..hi, viktor. Sorry for acting so uhm hostile. I'm vi!” she pulled out her hand, viktor glanced down at it and took it in for a light shake.
The boy behind her spoke: “Hey, man. I'm mylo, and that's claggor but don't worry about him”
Jayce rolled his eyes: “ignore mylo, this is caitlyn” jayce signalled at the blue haired girl next to vi
Viktor spoke: “Hello, caitlyn” viktor let out a small smile in which Caitlyn smiled back
Caitlyn: “Hello.. uh, what was it again?”
Viktor: “it's vik-”
Mylo: “its viktor your dumb fuck” mylo interrupted “Vi, i swear your girlfriend has memory loss”
Vi: “fuck off, mylo.”
Caitlyn rolled her eyes: “sorry about them, hey viktor. I’ll remember that.”
Viktor smiled, they were soon enough interrupted by the teacher, professor Silco. Jayce turned his seat around and Caitlyn moved to her desk, viktor eventually turned his seat around aswell, as the professor got settled in, viktor looked out the window, the light from the sun shone across the room, it was almost blinding…and it's like everything clicked for viktor, Normally people would think he's weird or even strange and It’s no lie people probably still do think that but now he actually has friends, well..somewhat friends.
Silco grabbed a stack of books and handed it out occasionally going back to grab another stack for the rest of the class.
Mylo: “it's the first day of school, what the hell..” he exclaimed in whispers
Silco: “what was that, mylo?”
Mylo: “oh what? Nothing.”
Silco: “right, well go to page 122, that's what we will be working on for a week or two. Now, I'm going to grab some papers and if I come back and notice none of you are going on with your work, immediate detention…isn't that right, mylo?” silco spoke, catching mylo whispering in claggors ear
Mylo: “yes, professor…” Silco: “alright, well get on with it.”
silco left the class
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After that English class, everyone started packing up and exited through the door. Viktor soon stood up, grabbing his books and placing it in his bag. Viktor walked out of he classroom and navigated his way to his lockers. While stuffing things in his locker, he heard a bang, he looked in his right peripheral vision to see jayce leaning against his locker looking straight at viktor.
Viktor: “jayce? We have to head to second period.”
Jayce: “i already got my books” he gestured to the books he was already gripping
Jayce: “I was hoping to know if you'd sit with me and the group, for lunch. I mean, we are friends now, no?”
Viktor: “really? Of course” viktor nodded
Jayce: “do you know where the cafeteria is?” Jayce questioned, viktor responded with shaking his head
Jayce: “ah..let's meet here after the next period, I'll walk you to the cafeteria, it's not that far and no stairs.”
Viktor smiled: “Okay, I have history next, I saw it while walking to english, I think I can go by myself this time, see you” Jayce nodded and waved goodbye.
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Vi's pov / 3rd person
Lunch time
Vi: “where the hell is jayce and viktor?”
Caitlyn: “we just arrived here, violet. They'll be here any minute.”
Vi: “right..” vi said with her head resting on the cafeteria table, it was interrupted when she heard a tray being placed down right infront of her, she looked up and saw powder.
Vi: “hey, powder. Class okay?”
Powder: “the usual” she spoke as ekko sat down beside her “watcha guys talking about?”
Caitlyn: “vi's wondering where jayce and viktor are”
Powder: “jayce and viktor…? Who the hell is viktor”
Caitlyn: “new guy in our year”
Powder: “damn, is he cool”
Vi: “kinda, jayce likes him”
Powder: “isn't he with Mel?”
Vi: “not in that way, sis.”
Powder: “ohhhhh, friends..just friends..mmm, okay.” after a long pause, powder spoke “is that them?”
Vi and caitlyn turned their heads into that direction powder was looking at
Vi: “sure is”
viktor sat down beside caitlyn with jayce right next to him
Vi: “Hey guys. Viktor,meet powder and ekko”
Viktor looked up from his tray and looked at the white haired boy and blue haired girl infront of him
Powder: “hi, viktor” she exclaimed
Viktor: “hi, powder” viktor spoke then looked at ekko “Hello ekko”
Ekko: “Hey,man”
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Viktor pov / 3rd person pov
The end of the day, viktor was both relieved and happy. He has met some new people and the school was great, you can do many clubs and was thinking of joining the science club or the one jayce said he is in currently. While walking down the schools steps he was stopped with a slap to the shoulder or whatever it is to call the action this jerk just did.
Viktor: “what the he-” Viktor turned his head around
Viktors eyes softened “jayce”
Jayce: “vikto- I didn't mean to touch you that hard I was just trying to stop you, you didn't hear my yells.”
Viktor: “it's alright, is there anything you need?”
Jayce: “no- not really. Me and the group was asking if you wanna come to a first day of school celebration thingy”
Viktor: “first day of school celebration?”
Jayce: “this type of party with the whole group at caitlyn’s house with just us and the group and Mel is also there”
Viktor: “Mel?”
Jayce: “Oh right, haven't introduced you to her yet. You'll see her there and I'll introduce you to eachother…so what do you say?”
Viktor: “Uh.. “
viktor thought about if he had any plans or any projects his classes had told him to finish.
Viktor: “I can come, what time?”
Jayce: “we can carpool, I'll give you my number and everything and the group will pick you up at let's say…5:30? And if you want, bring an extra pair of clothes if you wanna stay the night and have a sleepover, we will all be driven school the next day don't worry.”
After a long pause
Jayce: “so yes to sleepover? Only of you want of course”
Viktor: “I'll think about it, so tonight at 5:30 I'll be picked up, correct?”
Jayce: “mhm”
jayce pulled out his phone “what's your number viktor?”
Viktor: “It's 089 245 789”
jayce nodded Jayce: “alright, I'll message you when I get home, see you later!” jayce jogged off while waving goodbye to viktor with a smile
Viktor let out a small wave back then pondering on what he should do. “first day of school celebration…..sleepover….” Viktor shaked his head from overthinking it all and decided, why not?
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Viktor entered his home, greeted to the aroma of his mom’s cooking
Viktor: “Ma, I'm home.” Viktor’s mom immediately turned off the stove and stepped away from what she was cooking
“viktor?...how was school?” she cupped viktor’s face causing viktor to pull away
Viktor: “Ma?”
“hm?”
Viktor: “can I go to a friends house?”
“You made friends? That's great…but it might be dangerous, who knows what could happen”
Viktor: “Ma. There are 8 people there and their parent are there too, please?”
“…”
after a long pause
“alright, fine. Give me a call if anything bad happens..and transportation? I'm too busy to drive you over and back.”
Viktor: “im getting picked up, I might stay the night. We’ll have a sleepover and the next day we will get driven to school, I'll message you, Ma”
Viktor’s mom was even more anxious about the sleepover part
“Okay, okay. Message me alright? I'll call you early before school, you better not be skipping, young man”
Viktor: “is that what you take me for?” he rolled his eyes
She smiled “of course not, eat a little bit before you go” she spoke and went back to the kitchen.
Viktor went over to his room, dropping his bag on the floor and grabbed his phone….so many messages, not all seem to be from jayce He unlocked his phone and read jayce’s text
Jayce: “I js arrived home” 3:56 pm
Jayce: “you alive?” 3:57 pm
Jayce: “did ur parents say yes?” 3:57 pm
Jayce: “btw I added u to groups the gc” 4:00 pm
As viktor read the message, he started texting back
Viktor: “sry, I walked home. I told my mom about it and she said yes, I'll be staying the night too” <em>delivered</em> then was <em>read</em>
Jayce: “greattt, talk in the gc”
Viktor moved tabs
327 messages unread since 4:23pm (current time 4:26pm)
Vi: “guyssss I js finished getting ready I'll pick ekko up first in like 20 mins” 4:26 pm
Ekko: “I ain't even ready brb” 4:26 pm
Jayce: “I see viktor online” 4:27 pm
Vi: “viktor talkkkkk” 4:27 pm
Viktor: “hi” 4:28 pm
Jayce: “hiiiiiiiiiiii” 4:28 pm
Vi: “hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii” 4:28pm
Vi: “my hi is longer” 4:28 pm
Jayce: “fuck you hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii” 4:29 pm
Vi: “you copy pasted that shit” 4:29 pm
Jayce: “nuh uh” 4:29 pm
Vi: “look u scared off viktor” 4:30 pm
Jayce: “mb **@viktor** come backkk” 4:30 pm
Viktor: “sorry, I was getting ready” 4:31 pm
Jayce: “algs, I'm gonna go get ready too” 4:31pm
Ekko: “im back guys” 4:33 pm
Vi: “heyyyy,man. Jayce ditched me to get ready with viktor” 4:33 pm
Ekko: “they don't even live in the same house bro💀” 4:33 pm
Vi: “yes but it's oddly romantic getting ready together indirectly. I ship them” 4:34 pm
Ekko: “bitch they haven't even known eachother 24 hrs” 4:34 pm Vi: “ur right, anyways” 4:35 pm
Ekko: “im gonna play cod, call me when ur at my house ” 4:36 pm
Vi: “K”
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Meanwhile, viktor was getting ready. The sound of his phone blowing up was some great/sarc music.
Viktor put on some baggy blue denim jeans along with a navy blue plain sweater and a white shirt underneath it.
Almost an hour later he heard the noise of a car beeping outside and knew it was them, he grabbed his bag that had some water, spare change of clothes and some other random necessities. Viktor said goodbye to his mom and exited the front door.
Vi: “Hey, viktor! Hop in”
Viktor entered the car, it was a 8 seater range rover.
Mylo was in the front beside Vi who was behind the wheel. Claggor was sitting on the left window side of the first row with powder in the middle and ekko on the right side, on the last row was jayce looking as if to tell me with his eyes to sit next to him. Jayce patted the seat next to him.
Jayce: “viktor, come”
Viktor sat down on the seat beside him
Jayce: “are you excited?”
Powder budged in uninvited “hell yeah, I'm gonna get sooo drunk"
Jayce smiled “whay about you viktor?”
Viktor looked at jayce and nodded, viktor slipped on the seatbelts as the car started moving
Mylo spoke: “Are we picking up Mel?”
Vi: “she's meeting us there”
Viktor: “this car..its impressive"
Jayce: “Oh yeah? Caitlyn's family helped pay for it.”
Viktor: “ah, I see”
After a good 15 minute drive they finally made it to caitlyn’s house. It was in a private neighbourhood and had a large lake next to it.
Vi, parked her car and we all stepped out of the vehicle.
Viktor looked up at the house, it was large..maybe 3 or 4 stories tall. Vi pressed the doorbell in which was greeted with caitlyn opening it
Caitlyn: “Hey guys! We are almost finished setting up the food, come in”
We all entered the house and walk to the living room when viktor sees a glimpse of a women, she had her black curly hair slicked backed into a ponytail wearing baggy black denim jeans, a black puffer and a black long sleeve shirt underneath.
Vi: “Mel!”
Mel put down the tv remote she was holding and looked at the group then at jayce
Mel: “Hey guys, took you long enough”
Jayce whispered in viktors ear: “that's Mel, follow me”
jayce mentioned viktor to follow him in which viktor complied.
Jayce: “Mel, this is viktor, he's new”
Mel fixed her gaze and smiled softly
mel: "Hello,viktor. Nice to meet you"
Viktor: "the same for me”