I love Jayce being able to explore his gender post canon.
Jayce, trapped for so long as the Man of Progress, trapped in the rigidity of being Piltover’s golden boy, finally getting to be soft. Jayce being held. Jayce being taken care of. Jayce being pursued, courted, chosen for who he is, not what he represents or what he gives access to or what he “by all rights should be” based on looks alone/what he was assigned at birth. Jayce getting to rest. Jayce getting to explore himself, his wants, his desires, what makes him feel good.
Jayce exploring femininity as a matter of identity even alongside his more “masculine” interests. Jayce embracing being difficult to define outside of Piltover’s rigidity. Jayce innovating, as he always has, broadening the world’s and his own understanding of what is possible.
Viktor being so happy for Jayce and for this freedom for him. Viktor loving being witness to this, to Jayce’s journey. Viktor taking careful note of what fulfills Jayce, what empowers him, what makes Jayce feel most like himself, what gives him gender euphoria. Viktor swearing that Jayce will never again have to be someone he’s not. Viktor falling even more in love with Jayce as the parts of Jayce that he saw pushed down and suppressed in Piltover are finally allowed to blossom.
Written in conjunction with @mourningdovescry <3 She and I have been marinating and cooking on this and more for the past year :) this is the tip of the iceberg
also on bluesky, link below
