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1. Equalise the Tension by typingblackbird

   Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Dec 2025

   Tags

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   • Jayce/Viktor (League of Legends)
   • Viktor (League of Legends)
   • Jayce (League of Legends)
   • Ximena Talis
   • Mutual Pining
   • you know the drill
   • Idiots in Love
   • they will figure it out
   • Viktor is in love with Jayce (League of Legends)
   • Jayce is in love with Viktor (League of Legends)
   • Jayce is Trying His Best (League of Legends)
   • switching POVs
   • Viktor is in pain because of his leg brace and Jayce wants to help
   • Making Out
   • more plot than I thought it would be
   • Distinguished Innovators Competition (Arcane: League of Legends)
   • the science is sciencing
   • set sometime during season 1
   • also no beta we die with absolute style like a certain menace did multiple times in season 2
   • did I mention this plays in summer?
   • Fluff
   • Romance
   • Eventual Smut
   • if I am brave enough

   Summary

   Viktor turned halfway back to his notes on the table, and the low hiss of pain that escaped him as he shifted his legs couldn't be explained away this time.

   Jayce came to a halt in front of him. "Viktor, are you alright?"
   He expected an usual short remark on how there was no need to worry and it wasn't Jayce's business.

   Instead, Viktor hesitated, then sighed and met his gaze for a moment. Exhaustion was lining his golden eyes. "It's a small inconvenience."
   He tapped against the metal of the construction hugging his right leg.
   "The brace is meant to support me walking. Sitting for longer periods of time is, eh, difficult with it."

   It hurt Jayce that he had never really realised how much the tool that should have made Viktor's life easier actually left him in constant pain.

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   Or: They are working towards a deadline and Jayce is swinging between concern and gay panic quicker than a metronome, because Viktor is in pain from his badly fitted leg brace but he also just took off his vest. Priorities.

   Update: This sweet oneshot escalated into a fully-fledged lovestory. I have nothing to say in my defense.

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