#jayvik roundup

“You have no idea how awkward opening that letter was,” Jayce lamented. “I was in a meeting with Heimerdinger for gods sake and I just read ‘Dear Jayce Talis, my wife has certainly found quite a liking for you and our anniversary is coming up. I’d like to make a personal request’. It was mortifying.” Now Viktor was really laughing. His eyes were tearing up as he reached up to wipe at them.

“Bringing magic to the world, one Hextech sex toy at a time.” He joked and Jayce laughed with him.

“Sextech if you will.” They both fucking lost it.

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The boys get a commission for a rather specific invention and Viktor agrees to test it. Shenanigans ensue.

notes: the strangest courting ritual known to man, but that's our Jayce, very hot, viktor'a fantasies, Jayce's possessiveness

Zlatíčko | Cages by Paperbackedbastard 25.4k words

Jayce humps Viktor's leg, Viktor talks about putting a chastity cage on Jayce, Jayce goes tits deep into subspace, Viktor gets his pussy eaten out, I show off that I know how to train a dog in Czech.

my notes: This fic is God Tier puppy Jayce content in my opinion. I reread the first two chapters embarrassingly often.

Zlatíčko | Not Tired Enough  by Paperbackedbastard 3k words

Jayce tried to get Viktor to take a nap but Viktor would rather jerk Jayce off. Puppy kink. Czech endearments. Dom Viktor. Sub Jayce. No plot. Only porn.

notes: A nice little treat for you if you loved the last rec <3 This one was actually published first

like a stone by bitethehands 5.5k

"Wait another hour. If you still feel nothing, you can have some more." He forcibly directs his focus to the book and hears the subtle shifting again. He doesn’t think Viktor realizes he’s doing it. The dark thing turns in Jayce’s stomach. It’s not going to take an hour. - Viktor doesn’t like how being high makes him feel stupid. Jayce fucks him about it.

notes: Incredibly hot and sweet, enthusiastic consent, eager Viktor, teasing Jayce, dirty talk, Viktor gets spoiled (and teased)

dances on my tongue by straddling_the_atmosphere 4.1k words

He laughs hysterically. “Sorry, I’m still processing the fact that you’re offering to…what, make me come? So I stop bothering you?”

Viktor shrugs. “You are an attractive man, I assure you it would be no hardship.”

Viktor offers to help Jayce take care of a restless itch, if only so Viktor can concentrate on his work again.

notes: so hot, Jayce is SO desperate and needy, mid-hookup feelings reveal, dirty talking Viktor

trip sitting by BWaves 8.2k words

“In.” Viktor instructs as he lights the weed. Jayce takes a heroic inhale. He burns through half of it before Viktor’s widened eyes and he quickly pulls the bowl off, letting the pipe clear. He pulls it away and he puts a finger over Jayce’s lips, “Hold.” He instructs and Jayce looks at him with these big wide eyes and brimming tears, his chest twitching as he holds his breath and Viktor has to swallow down a moan at the sight.

aka viktor helps jayce dye his hair and ends up trip sitting

notes: fun and flirty, part of a great series, punk!Viktor, shower sex

Help Me Disassociate by tardigrape 7.3k words

The work of polishing the hexgem has unintended consequences. When Viktor realizes he can't resolve them alone, he goes to Jayce.

Can he make it through the activities necessary for relief with his sanity intact, knowing these physical acts are just the result of exposure to the gemstone and not real feelings?

notes: listen I Had to include a sex pollen fic okay

Folie à Deux by ariqui14 7.7k

On late nights at the lab, Viktor offers his couch for Jayce to sleep on since his apartment is closer.

Jayce sleepwalks into Viktor's bedroom. Viktor decides to keep it a secret.

notes: somnophilia, big dubcon warning for this one, the author does have them clear it up & confirm consent in the final chapter, love this one its so hot

You Wish I Was Yours (And I Hope That You're Mine) by lacepirate 16.2k words

“So you won’t take me because I’ll, what — see people fucking? Get offered drugs?”

“Jayce…” Viktor warns, more to himself than to the other man. He can feel his already slippery grip on the situation weakening.

“C’mon, V. I’ll be good, I promise! I’ll keep my hands to myself, I won’t take candy from strangers, and if it’s too much, we can leave.”

Jayce keeping his hands to himself is not the thing he was worried about. It’s everybody else who wouldn’t be able to keep their hands away from him. They descend on topsiders like piranhas when presented with the opportunity. Their naïveté precedes them. Viktor has seen men and women undone by hands and tongues in mere minutes, and they’re not too keen on stopping before they’ve had more than their fill.

It’s so lawless, even for the undercity, that the only way to assure Jayce’s sanctity would be to put him in a fucking tag.

…Now there’s a thought.

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In which the only way for Viktor to keep Jayce safe from the greedy hands and mouths of Zaunite clubs is to put him in a collar and claim ownership. However fake (or real) it may be.

notes: Jayce gets collared, going to the zaun clubs to get freaky and do acid with your lab partner, posessive Viktor my love, needy jayce

Step into my office, baby by marbles_r_gone 13.3k words

“Jayce Talis is not interested in me,” Viktor said firmly, like if he said it with enough conviction, the laws of the universe would comply.

Sky scoffed. “He’s your boss’s boss’s boss. He’s literally not allowed to look at you the way he does.”

“He doesn’t look at me.”

“Yeah okay sure, and I ‘don’t’ take the company office supplies home.”

He leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, eyes narrowed. “Even if—if—you were right, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Can’t or won’t?”

“Won’t,” Viktor snapped. “Because I enjoy having a career. And because I’m not stupid.”

Or; Viktor has it BAD for his boss, little does he know that Jayce is having some very non HR approved thoughts himself.

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intimacy can take a lot of different forms. sometimes that form is making your friend take care of himself. sometimes it's being so blatantly attracted to your friend that ignoring it is genuinely impossible. takes place somewhere in the s1 time jump.

notes: so so caring and sweet, first kiss, first time

sublimation by lonelydoctors 4.2k

“Jayce,” Viktor greets in surprise. He sets down the crystal and pushes his goggles up into his hair. “Did you forget something?” Jayce’s gaze locks on him and he comes to an abrupt stop, lips stretching into a breathless smile. “Viktor… I— No. Not exactly…” Viktor frowns, setting down his tools and pushing his chair back from the table. “Then why are you here? Today is Christmas Eve, no?”

Or: Jayce remembers he's in love with Viktor and comes back to spend Christmas Eve with him

Mother Tongue by nightlilly 5.2k words

Viktor knows how to speak Zaunite.

Jayce also knows how to speak Zaunite.

Viktor does not know that Jayce knows how to speak Zaunite.

notes: this one is one of my favorite fics in this fandom I've read so far. Lovingly in character, I will leave you with this tag from the work: Jayce Punches an Ableist

the atom is an empty vase by archivings 9k

“Is there something on my face?” Jayce broke.

“You look nervous.” Viktor remarked, lip twitching in half-a-smile.

“Maybe.” Jayce laughed. “I’ve never been here before. I mean, obviously, just… why’d you pick this one, out of curiosity?” Viktor took a beat to formulate his response.

“It’s my favorite.” Jayce felt perhaps too giddy at this reveal of information. He really was being shown something in Viktor’s world, even something as impersonal as a favored public space. Anyone could come here, it wasn’t a secret, but it was something he didn’t know of before. Something private in that way. And now Jayce felt fractionally less of a stranger. Closer to him by increments.

Distinguished Afterparties by gloriousdiscos 2 works, 9k words

Threading the golden chain between his fingers, skimming his skin with every little movement, Jayce’s nails drifted like feathers against flesh.

It took effort for Viktor to subdue any stray shivers.

or: viktor wears a backless blouse to the distinguished innovators afterparty, and somehow it leads to them having sentimental sex on viktor’s couch (but in better, loftier words than that)

my notes: absolutely charming, the boys are so giggly and happy, wordless love confessions, clingy awkward jayce, sassy viktor

a bonfire in a snowstorm by sophie_scribblz 7.2k words

The winter has always been rather hard on Viktor.

Yes, the snow and frost bite into his fingers, and his cane slips on ice-slick ground, and he has to walk even slower than usual, and yes it seems as though he is permanently in a state of hypothermia, but truthfully there is even a permanent chill in the tips of Viktor’s fingers in the height of summer, and truthfully Viktor knows physical discomfort well— there is more than that. There is a yearly, omnipresent reminder of the state of his heritage, his family, of his isolation— a cruel, city-wide boast of a warmth Viktor was not lucky enough to be born into. There is the winter holiday.

This year is much the same— a permeating chill seeping into every space he can find, lights and posters and songs celebrating something he has never had and may never have, a dorm room that is barren of Christmas and almost worse than the celebrations beyond his windowsill. This year is much the same, except for one thing. This year, there is Jayce. 

notes: bonfires as a metaphor for being in love, so clumsy and beautiful, insecure viktor, loverboy jayce

You're the Sun (To Me) by Stargirl (JanetBaby99) 10.1k

Viktor puts his spoon down thoughtfully. “What if it is too messy? And complicated and hard.” “It’s not,” Jayce assures earnestly. “Why would it be? It’s just a pomegranate.” Viktor stares him down, and Jayce looks around, confused, before a sheepish smile takes over his face. “... Are we still talking about pomegranates?” “What else would we be talking about?” Viktor asks flatly, a little teasing.

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After not taking care of himself, Viktor is unable to make it to his home, so Jayce takes him to his instead. After caring for him for the evening and fixing him breakfast the next morning, Jayce brings up the nature of their relationship. Viktor is insecure, and cannot imagine Jayce having feelings for him in return, but Jayce makes it known how much he loves him.

notes: one of the first jayviks I ever read, so sweet, rare cis viktor

grapejuice blues by wobbeegong 10.3k words

Jayce has a realization on his way home from buying flowers for the lab.

notes: Jayce realizes while buying flowers that he wants to clarify his relationship with Viktor, love confessions, fluffy fluff fluff

Say it like you Mean It by Arkaniske 16.6k words

Five times Jayce brought flowers for Viktor and one time Viktor brought flowers for Jayce.

notes: jayce starts buying pretty flowers for viktor before he figures out why he's doing it, jayce has a lovely relationship with the flower shop owner, language of flowers

let's talk about chemistry cause I'm dying to melt through to the heart of {his} molecules by the_RiftWalker 22.1k wds

“Don’t let me go.” In his head it sounds like a plea, but he thinks it comes out as something more frantic, and therefore with more of a bite than he’d want; a stray dog refusing to give up a bone with a scrap of meat still left on it.

“Easy, easy,” Jayce soothes, then quickly- “I won’t. Don’t worry. Just breathe.”

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or : another fic where jayce takes care of viktor

my notes: They are so in character it is achingly good. Viktor’s insecurity is so palpable, you just wanna bundle him up, and you get to witness Jayce do just that. Their getting together is so soft and slow, Jayce is unwaveringly devoted and caring just as we love him.

Differential Burdens in Displacement by RhapsodyInWaves 24.3k

author’s summary: “You’re amazing,” Jayce declared, and then bent forward to press his mouth squarely across Viktor’s own.

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Five times Jayce kissed Viktor, and the (first) time Viktor kissed Jayce

notes: This fic is. stiflingly hot. it is yearning, it is tension getting so thick that it snaps. Have reread multiple times and will again. trans Viktor

we gave our life to something undefined by yezabakkoush 4.1k

He looks over his shoulder at Viktor, whose expression is soft and fond as he looks at him. He wants to kiss that faint smile, feel it turn into a proper grin against his own lips. He doesn’t. Even amid all of this, even being completely bare in front of each other, hands wandering, kissing feels too intimate. It’s a line he’s not sure they’ll ever cross.

It’s one he so desperately wishes to cross.

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intimacy can take a lot of different forms. sometimes that form is making your friend take care of himself. sometimes it's being so blatantly attracted to your friend that ignoring it is genuinely impossible. takes place somewhere in the s1 time jump.

notes: so so caring and sweet, first kiss, first time, repeat rec

Getting Over It with Jayce Talis by vnTal 5.6k words

"Why were you so surprised?" Jayce lingered by Viktor's side of the lab several hours later, as he was about to leave for the day. "About the..." he lowered his voice to a whisper. "Sex thing."

What was Viktor supposed to say? You're the most beautiful and passionate man I've ever met? I can't imagine people not throwing themselves at you all day? I've thought about fucking you since I first came to inspect your blown-up apartment?

Jayce is tired of being a virgin, and who is Viktor to deny a friend in need?

notes: top viktor, lab sex, trans jayce, getting together, "I'm glad it was you"

can i take you everywhere i've been? by iohs 6k words

“You've lost it. You're sex drunk.”

They both laugh. Something that has never happened before. Jayce laughs and Viktor joins him in it, despite him being balls deep inside his cunt.

“I'm high on vik-tamines.”

“Good God. I'm never letting you fuck me again.”

Or: the one where they're stupidly in love. And they have sex about it. Sweet, loving sex.

notes: putting this in emotional sex because the emotion is: HAPPY. Incredibly fluffy sappy, loving sex. Technically an AU

If Atlas Ran by Stargirl (JanetBaby99) 6.6k

“I just… I want to do something where I don’t have to think about all the people and things relying on me,” Jayce blurts out. “I want to completely turn my brain off. I want to have sex. And I want to take a warm bath and I want to eat when I’m hungry and not put it off because of meetings and research and I want to spend the day with you,” he concludes. In a much quieter voice, he adds. “I miss you.”

Slowly, Jayce turns to face Viktor. He swears he catches sight of a pink tint to his cheeks, but it’s hard to tell in the light.

“… It would only a day,” Viktor says.

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Jayce feels like he is going to break under the stress of life, and asks Viktor to run away with him. Viktor has a better solution though, and invites Jayce back to his room with him. Set during season 1 at the academy.

notes: amazing chemistry, you can feel the tension snapping between them. V gives J a chance to turn his brain off, and they talk about how much they miss each other

Against Laboratory Safety Regulations by Grumfeil 9.3k words

Jayce has had a rough few weeks with adjusting to his new position as Councilor. Viktor has an idea on how to help his pent up partner, even if it wends up getting him burned in the process.

(Or, Viktor gets a lot more than he bargained for when offering to give Jayce some much needed stress relief)

notes: references to Icarus, mid sex love confessions

Hypothesis, or: How Jayce Talis Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Being a Bottom by SatsumaSegments  10.3k words

'Do you enjoy sex, Jayce? You seemed a little…in your head.'

'I was fine.' Jayce says, a little too quickly, his pulse a little too fast. 'Was it...bad?'

'Not at all. I had a good time. It was a change of pace, if truth be told. I always imagined that out of the two of us, it would be me in control of things.'

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In which they have a breakthrough in the lab, and then another in Viktor's bed.

notes: reccing under emotional sex because Jayce has some sexuality realizations in this one, Viktor is such a sweet dom

One of Your Girls by Kirbily 12k words

"How did you put it?" Viktor asked, tapping his chin, "Hextech is not going to be the only thing with blue balls?"

"I did not-"

"Oh, you absolutely did," Viktor said with a wicked grin.

“Even if I had- which I didn't- I'm not following how,” he paused and looked Viktor over again, his bright eyes lingering on spots that made Viktor's heartbeat speed up, “this is supposed to help me.”

“I've never known you to lack imagination,” Viktor positively purred, taking a risk to slide closer to the other man.

“I've never known you to wear lace." ***** Viktor has wanted Jayce for years, and when his friend starts bemoaning how unlucky he's been with the ladies as of late, it makes Viktor come up with a positively mad plan to seduce him.

maximum capacity by Sinister_Queer 14.5k words

Jayce is everything Viktor ever wished for in a partner: intelligent, kind, strong, handsome and — … well, he has everything Viktor ever hoped for and he fully intends to enjoy it to the fullest.

(AKA the fic where Viktor is a size king and Jayce happily indulges.)

my notes: The chemistry between them in this fic is absolutely palpable. Reading this makes my chest ache every time, picturing myself in their slow burn. The accidental "I love you," the tummy bulge, Jayce getting toppier as he gets comfy, it's all one big chef's kiss!

To Build a Back Brace by shrimprangoon 17.3k words

When Viktor's old back brace finally gives out, Jayce offers to make him a new one.

notes: absolutely adore the poetric writing style that Viktor's thoughts take on, v and mel have a lovely mischievous connection, salo gets fucking dunked on, and these lads pull out lab equipment during foreplay. What more could you want?

let's talk about chemistry cause I'm dying to melt through to the heart of {his} molecules by the_RiftWalker 22.1k words

“Don’t let me go.” In his head it sounds like a plea, but he thinks it comes out as something more frantic, and therefore with more of a bite than he’d want; a stray dog refusing to give up a bone with a scrap of meat still left on it. “Easy, easy,” Jayce soothes, then quickly- “I won’t. Don’t worry. Just breathe.”

notes: Jayce takes care of Vik during a bad pain flare, painfully in character, Jayce sees Vik has love bites from someone else, Happy ending

You're all I need by Blanchejour 22.8k words

“I could always show you.”

He shifts his head quickly, his vision blurring at the speed of it. He must have heard that incredibly wrong.

Surely Jayce had not just propositioned having sex with him - taking his virginity.

Or: Viktor has never had sex, and of course he has to blurt that secret out while they're away on a trip organized by the Academy.

my notes: PLEASE READ THIS. I love this fic so much. I know I said the previous fic was my favorite poem but. This one comes close. Jayce is so so sweet, I loved the way he regrasps language with Viktor's help. Also, the ending will have you fist pumping into the air.

Super Graphic Ultra Modern Boy by way_too_many_fandoms 9k words

author’s summary: Jayce (with input from Caitlyn) decides to start a TikTok page to document his PhD journey. Unbeknownst to him, Viktor has done the same on another platform. Their followers have no idea they're dating each other.

my notes: silly and fun, made me giggle. the author does an amazing job of keeping the storytelling very clear and linear while switching from jayce’s pov, viktor’s pov, and the comment sections on both their accounts.

Apple of My Eye by maharlika 1.5k

author’s summary: Viktor moves in with Jayce to live on his farm. Shenanigans ensue.

my notes: sweet little thing, very cute awesome fanart sprinkled in the story, Jayce being a huuuge softie and Viktor softening with him, loved loved Jayce with his chickens.

preach electric (coffee's for closers) by acuteroses 8.9k words

It finally happened.

It turns out, no matter what he told his poor Ma over the phone, Jayce could not, in fact, live off of his student loan forever.

-

Jayce gets a job at a local coffee shop to put himself through his post-grad and makes friends with the (admittedly very attractive) supervisor that everyone else hates.

building up like waves by shangqinghua 4.5k words

“My chat keeps asking about you.” “I didn’t know you told them about me,” Jayce’s voice was bashful as he rubbed his nose against Viktor’s. “They wanted to know who used me as a chew toy,” Viktor showed off his neck littered with moles, bite marks, and hickeys that went down to his shoulders and chest. “I told them it was my partner.”

Jayce joins Viktor in one of his streams.

notes: camboy Viktor, trans viktor, possessive Jayce, absolutely adored their debrief afterwards and their chemistry.

sex club au by starrydreams 3 works, 14.3k words (so far)

author's summary: “I said, ‘do you want to join me?’”

“Oh!” He perked up. “Sure, I’d love to hang. Do you want a different drink? I can get you a different–”

“No, Jayce—” Viktor said his name that way again— “I mean, do you want to play with me?”

Oh. Jayce stared at Viktor for a long moment. Oh.

Viktor continued, “If you do not wish to–”

“No!” Jayce blurted out. Cheeks impossibly hot, he coughed into his fist. Calm down, Jayce. “No, uh, I mean yes. I’d like to- to play with you.”

aka au where jayvik meets in a sex club. its jayce's first time at the club and viktor is a regular dom who invites him for a scene

my notes: starts off with Viktor and Jayce having a one night stand at the club, second story is their second scene after running into each other again, and the third part is their first actual date. Absolutely wonderful, very in character for both of them and very hot, too!

growing sideways by inkingbrushes 27.1k

Every so often Viktor finds himself wanting. He wants so much that it feels like a monster inside of him.

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or: they're roommates. they're bestfriends. they adopt two cats together. they take naps together. it's definitely not complicated (it gets very complicated). rerec

Husbands With Benefits by Ottermouse 2.9k words

Jayce and Viktor are friends who got married for the financial benefits. But that doesn't mean feelings can't develop along the way.

notes: sweet little thing, Holiday party mistletoe kiss!

And he Played by NelTheWarlock 10.8k words

The Hexgates inauguration is approaching fast, and Jayce is overjoyed at the idea of spending a nice evening with his partner.

Said partner has other plans.

notes: Viktor has a certain violin secret that blows Jayce outta the water

Take me Past the Edge by crYPtid_ao3  7k words

He wonders.. no, there's no way Viktor would agree to Jayce buying them both tickets to their concert. Or “rituals” as the band calls them. But what if he didn't know Jayce bought the tickets. What if Jayce surprised him with the tickets as a “I see your interest in music and I love it also” present. Jayce pulls up the concert tickets again, makes sure he's on the correct one for their town, and buys them. “Jayce!” He hears the door open and slam shut in the living room. He slams his laptop closed. “Jayce, have you seen my laptop?” He looks frantic. “No, why?” “I was looking at something, but,” he relaxes a bit, “it is nothing important.” Viktor retreats back to the living room, closing the door behind him. Jayce is so screwed -- Or, Jayce takes Viktor to his dream concert and they get up to some nefarious activities afterwards.

can i take you everywhere i've been? by iohs 6k words

“You've lost it. You're sex drunk.”

They both laugh. Something that has never happened before. Jayce laughs and Viktor joins him in it, despite him being balls deep inside his cunt.

“I'm high on vik-tamines.”

“Good God. I'm never letting you fuck me again.”

Or: the one where they're stupidly in love. And they have sex about it. Sweet, loving sex.

notes: Jayce is SO TENDER in this, Jayce goes all guard dog for Viktor, Viktor cannot help but marvel at having Jayce with him

Natural Forces by skipndots 8.3k words

no author's summary provided

notes: Lovely little slice of life in Jayce and Viktor's love story during the early days of developing Hextech. First kiss, Dinner with Ximena, dancing together, Viktor finding loving sketches in Jayce's notebook, Jayce playing guitar

Draw Me Like One Of Your Hex-girls by aphrodisiatic_cat 8.3k words

Jayce likes to do nude life drawing for stress relief. Viktor offers to model. Tension ensues. ~

“So, you travel down to the Undercity regularly for these appointments, just to draw people nude? That seems like an inconvenience," said Viktor.

“I mean, I’ve come to enjoy the trip. But it can be a hassle. I’d go more often if I could.”

Viktor snapped the book closed. “Are you aware, Jayce, that someone you know not only has experience modelling, but was rather good at it?”

Jayce frowned. “Really?”

Viktor gave him a wolf’s grin. “Yes. I enjoyed it very much.”

notes: feels like a slowburn with the tension, absolutely gorgeous, have reread many times and will again, some dirty talk from Viktor, trans viktor

Absence by iksvolforb 8.8k words

“So sensitive,” Viktor ponders, his expression steeled with a layer of confidence and intrigue Jayce has only ever seen in the lab. An expression shown only when he was concentrating. Exposed only when he was invested. Available only when he was ready to do anything it took to find the solution. Jayce has to stop his head from lulling back when Viktor suddenly drags his hand slowly down his chest. --- or, Viktor doesn't show up to the lab and Jayce goes to check that he's ok.

notes: dom bottom viktor as fuck, trans viktor

testing a theory by WhoTheBuckIsStucky 9.2k words

Jayce and Viktor create Hextech and change the world. It changes their lives, too, just not quite in the way they might've originally thought.

(Set towards the end of Season 1, Act 1 and a little beyond)

notes: statrts on their first night knowing each other, getting together after a hextech breakthrough, virgin jayce, top viktor, cis viktor

The Threads Between Us by lemonmangosorbet 9.4k words

Working in the lab every day was becoming a new personal hell for Jayce all because, like the idiot he was, he had fallen in love with his partner in Hextech and best friend, and every moment they spent in the same vicinity, Jayce felt the overwhelming urge to kiss Viktor.

notes: I adore this fic, Jayce just loves Viktor so much & invites him to the winter festival with him, exchanging gifts

To Float in Your Atmosphere by Allyria 10.7k

It slips out entirely by accident.

“Do you know, I’m very much in love with you,” Viktor says almost absently.

It takes Jayce’s shocked, frozen expression for Viktor to even realize that he has spoken aloud. Despite the long silence between them, Viktor doesn’t have enough time to formulate a strategy.

“No, you’re not,” Jayce says.

OR

Viktor is in love with Jayce. Jayce is convinced that he’s wrong.

notes: Loved this, a tiny slowburn, insecure Jayce done very well

Your Hand On My Skin by Ottermouse 11k

Viktor spends many years trying not to let his crush on Jayce mess with their working relationship. Jayce makes that very, very difficult.

notes: feels slowburn with living together, sharing beds, forehead kisses, getting together, lovely Jayce

It's About Us by SendPseuds 15.3k words

"What have we here?"

"It's nothing, really, I just—"

The cover features a quaint illustration of two men standing in front of what appears to be a needlessly complex and completely nonsensical chemistry setup. They have their backs to the viewer. The taller man has his hand in the other's back pocket.

"Advanced Chemistry," Viktor mumbles, reading the title out as his fingertips dance lightly over the raised letters embossed into the flexible cover, "I didn't realize you read romance."

"I don't," Jayce argues, his tone and posture defensive, but as Viktor raises a skeptical brow in his partner's direction, he seems to realize the error in his words, "Well, not usually."

-or- Viktor catches Jayce reading a smutty romance novel, but there's more to this story than either of them realizes.

notes: incredible tension, Jayce is so sweet, loved them laughing after kissing, "I'd settle for possible"

A Terrible Liar by Una_Ragazza_Qualunque 22.3k words

"Viktor was many things. Smart, obviously; attractive and not just in his looks; transparent with his emotions, there was no way to avoid seeing them in his facial expressions; occasionally oversensitive and brutally honest; funny and when he wanted to be, sassy, but he was, inevitably and painfully, a terrible liar. Jayce should have known this sooner, he had gotten a taste of it the night they had tried to break into Professor Heimerdinger's lab and had been caught in the act by Councilor Medarda. Not because he thought it unlikely that he would follow Viktor into his bedroom in the middle of the night; to be honest, that was an aspect of himself that still confused Jayce, but because there was no way the two of them could have gotten to the wrong hallway and the wrong floor, and besides not with that set of keys. It amazed him that such a lie could have come from the mouth of the very man who would soon become his partner. Jayce actually found this Viktor's trait quite amusing. The person who had saved his life, the brilliant scientist, was incapable of doing such a foolish thing as lying."

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!