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Press Send by leusinia 6.8k words

Viktor took his sleeping pills, but he didn't sleep as he should... That was a mistake, but a mistake Jayce would enjoy as some dirty messages start spamming his phone.

survival instincts (and the lack thereof) by Anonymous 7.5k words

When renting an apartment by himself finally became a viable option for Jayce, he'd been confident in his ability to live alone. But that was before his apartment was blown up, and now, much to his chagrin, he has to look for a roommate.

And that's how Jayce meets Viktor.

who's gonna drive you home tonight by joeywho 8.2k words

While out on a date, Viktor gets a text from his roommate, Jayce. After Jayce bails him out of the terrible dinner, the two of them go stargazing… and maybe take advantage of the privacy.

the last drop by Anonymous 10.8k words

When a summer internship falls through, Jayce must resign himself to sacrificing his dignity to online job postings and employers who are too trigger-happy when it comes to sending rejections—except for one: an amusement park called The Last Drop.

Jayce will take what he can get. Spending the summer working as a carnie (though Jayce is aware it won't all be sunshine and rainbows, and it's not like he'd be meeting the love of his life there) can't be that bad, he supposes.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by stupidsarah 10.9k words

"What is it, Viktor?” He asks, half paying attention as he is now locked onto marking up the skin of Viktor’s neck. From his voice alone Viktor can tell that he is dazed, out of body, taken from his head with Viktor all pliable and hot underneath his touch.

“Your truck. Let’s go.” Viktor pants, Jayce biting his collarbone where it peeks out from the neckline of Viktor’s sleep shirt before lifting his head. He stares down at Viktor, who grazes his eyes over Jayce’s face. His eyes are dark, his pupils blown, his lips kiss-swollen and shiny from exploring along Viktor’s skin.

“You mean…” Jayce asks, breathlessly, excited.

Viktor nods.

Jayce and Viktor have been best friends since elementary school. Now, as hormones wrack through their teenage bodies, they decide to lose their virginities to each other.

The things we hold onto by w3ll_y3s 11.5k words

For Jayce and Viktor, their lives were almost as intertwined as any two lives could be: best friends, research partners, and now they’d be roommates. Squirreling away your feelings is a lot harder when all the hiding places are one thin wall away from the very person you’re hiding them from. In the midst of combining their lives, they may unpack more than just boxes.

——— A reflection on sentimentality, the people and things we hold dear, and seeing the different ways that love can be carried through life, both literally and figuratively. A story about the introspection that comes along with packing and unpacking your life when you move.

Love You a Latke by fujofrankenstein 11.7k

The frantic pace of Viktor’s heart only settles once he’s placing the two candles in the simple brass menorah his mother had owned, sinking into that sacred space of nostalgia and memory. “It’s…” Viktor murmurs, awed at the gift Jayce has given him. “It’s been so long since I’ve… since I’ve done this with another person. It… it means a lot to me, Jayce. You are a good friend. Thank you.”

The grin Jayce gives him is devastating as he says, “Wouldn’t miss it for the world, V.”

notes: cannot stress enough how lovely this fic is. As someone who has never celebrated Hanukkah, it was so cool and sweet to learn about it through a similar lens to Jayce in this fic. (the one where you learn about it because it is important to someone) <3

Red Skins * by Lilwystynyra 13.2k words

Jayce and his friends gather for a mid-2000s sleepover — movies, junk food, alcohol, and party games. Somewhere between Truth or Dare and a shared blanket, Jayce realises his crush on Viktor might not be as hopeless as he thought.

Over the course of one chaotic, messy, and surprisingly tender night, awkward touches turn into something more. By morning, Jayce and Viktor have gone from friends to something else entirely — even if they’re still figuring out what that means

*This story references Red Skins, the original name of an Australian candy now known as Red Ripperz.

*************** Viktor, unable to pry the controller from Jayce’s hands, was now practically lying in his lap with his arms wrapped around it, Jayce’s hands trapped beneath. Jayce watched on screen as Yoshi — now controlled by Jinx — took first place. As soon as she did, Viktor released his death grip, and Jayce managed to steer into second. Viktor stayed where he was, laughing and gasping, sprawled on his back across Jayce.

Salt and Honey by 27dragons 14.7k words

There's a mole peeking out from underneath, and Jayce nuzzles in even closer to kiss it, and when the cloth shifts, he can see several more moles clustered nearby, in a shape a little smaller than Jayce's palm.

They're in the shape of the constellation Cassiopeia.

Jayce stops, staring at it.

A negative image of the sky, dark stars shining against the pale skin of Viktor's inner left thigh.

Viktor tries another shove and Jayce barely even notices it. He can't look away.

Viktor's hand loosens in Jayce's hair. "Ah, Jayce? Are you okay?"

"Uh. Uh, yeah," Jayce manages. "It's just, you just, uh. You have this little cluster of moles right here?" He brushes his thumb over them. "In the shape of Cassiopeia. The constellation."

"Yes?" Viktor props himself up on his elbows to look at Jayce more easily. "I have quite a few, I'm sure you have noticed. They are not harmful. Is it-- Do they bother you?"

"What? No! No, no, I just, um. I've seen them before."

notes: Viktor is a camboy and Jayce is a fan, accidental meeting

Just Practice by kittycatmewow 15.6k words

They've been inseparable since freshman year, late-night study sessions, science fairs, and sleepovers that never really ended. Jayce swears they're just friends, even when Viktor curls up next to him on the couch, even when their "practice" kisses start lasting a little too long. Now that they're seniors, pretending it's nothing gets harder every day. Because maybe it isn't just practice anymore. Maybe it never was.

OR!

partially inspired by the "diet pudding cup boy" anonymous tumblr ask

notes: lighthearted and sweet, I reread this when I need to revisit them with a happy ending

Happiness Theory by PaperbackHoliday 10k words

“This is...very different,” he murmured, his accent thick and rolling around the words as if testing them on his tongue. “What’s gotten into you?”

“Would it really be so bad,” Jayce began, speaking against the edge of Viktor’s lapel. “To share a name along with our dreams? Because I’d gladly take yours if you’d give it to me.”

Jayce's attempts at getting Viktor out of the lab lead to the pair becoming regulars at a coffee shop near the bridge. Things go well until an innocent misunderstanding nearly throws a cog into everything they've built between them.

notes: everyone is happy au, J and V visit The Last Drop which is a coffee shop, J thinking happiness looks good on V, lighthearted but misunderstandings and anxious boys lie within

Latency by sycoraxx 10k words

They’ve known each other more than a decade, in usernames, voices, messages, and long-distance yearning. Jayce lives in California. Viktor lives in Prague. They've never met in person, but Jayce knows the shape of his laugh and the weight of his silences.

Now, with their PhDs nearly finished, they’re both attending the same international engineering conference.

Jayce has waited years for this. But meeting someone you already love — someone you've only ever known through a screen — is its own kind of terrifying.

Aqua Regia by MangoTalie 10.6k words

Captain of the Guard Jayce lives his life according to two simple facts:

1. He is willing to die in protection of Crown Prince Viktor

2. He has been hopelessly in love with Viktor for years now

Jayce and Viktor grew up together within the same castle walls, and yet their close relationship already tests the boundaries of what is acceptable for a member of the monarchy and his highest-ranking guard. How could Jayce risk breaking what they already have? He is prepared to take his feelings to the grave, but when he ingests poison in Viktor's stead, he finds that he might not have been the only one holding himself back...

notes: GENIUS writing, love the plot its so brilliant, in any universe indeed, viktor going nuts when jayce gets hurt

enrichment best fit for a tumbling scientist by theomania 11.7k

When Jayce has a rough day at the Academy, he returns to he and Viktor's shared dorm in hopes of getting a good night's rest. What he finds instead, is admittedly much better for his wellbeing.

He’s been coming ‘home’ to Viktor for the past year. Viktor is the one who made soup for him when he fell ill in winter. Viktor is the one who validates his work, who stays up until the sun rises to triple check an equation. Viktor, who brings food to his mother when she visits. Viktor is his home. Although a Piltover native, there’s always that itch in the back of Jayce’s mind. He’s never felt like he belonged, the way he does when he’s with Viktor. The people he surrounds himself with, don’t click with him. They don’t see the inner workings of Jayce’s being. They make him feel smart, with their idling and frankly wrong theories — Viktor makes him feel equal.

partners? partners. by owedwings 12.6k words

“You pilties are so sensitive,” Viktor teased. “Do not act ignorant, Jayce. Most people topside don’t bother introducing themselves to undercity folk.” “I’m not like most people,” Jayce countered. “Stuff like that doesn’t bother me, and why should it, people are people.” Viktor shrugged. “Isn’t that a bit egotistical?” “I think you're the one who just insulted me three times in one minute.”

or

They meet early at the academy, try to change lives, and don't destroy the world in the process.

Monuments by begaydocrimes10001 14.8k words

Friends make friends stuff all the time, and Jayce did break Viktor's cane. It'd be a nice thing to do. A cane, plus some cool tools, and Jayce will be able to know he's a good friend. He likes this plan.

(Or, Jayce makes a new cane for Viktor. He then makes some more stuff. It spirals from there very, very quickly.)

notes: This is an AU Arcane universe, Jayce goes down to the undercity to buy overpriced gifts and accidentally secures Zaun independence in the name of his love for Viktor while being oblivious that he is doing that. I love this himbo.

Be Still My Foolish Heart, Don't Ruin This On Me by brightestplanet, freddie (ready_freddie) 18.9k words over 7 works

snippets of time, in which viktor and jayce get the love they need and deserve, in a modern world

notes: Very soft lovely modern au

Hunger and Heat by imarattalking 19.5k words

Jayce and Viktor are on a mission commissioned by Heimerdinger in search of an artefact to stabilize Hextech completely. They have been travelling alone for some time on horses and with few rations, not knowing exactly where they will end up on this trip. Tensions rise between Jayce and Viktor, until one hot night. They find a small abandoned cabin and decide to rest there.

notes: putting this in AU because it canon diverges so hard, very good stranded-in-a-cabin vibes, I especially like the tussle they have when the frustration is too much. loved.

Jayce Talis' Many Firsts by cryptidwilliam 22.5k words over 3 works

This is a series of one-shots set in a modern college AU. It follows Jayce as he navigates his freshman year at MIT and his growing feelings for his Professor's aloof TA, Viktor.