incredibly influenced by this convo i had w ellie ( @bigfatbimbo ) urgrhgrhrhrhr hes soooo
đĽCw: smut!!!, sub!jayce, dom!reader, humiliation, sub top, exhibitionism kink idk what its called
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đĽCharacter(s): Jayce Talis x reader
this man is suuuuch a sub, but he wouldn't admit it, at least not until he meets you
jayce is a very confident person, and you'd assume that would carry over into the bedroom, but nooo. the first time you were both intimate he was so pathetically unsure of what to do that you just had to take control for him. he tried to act dominant and in-control, but the second he started thrusting into you he was a needy mess.
he was so confident leading up to it, but he just gets so flustered :(
jayce is so embarrassed about how submissive he is, and is probably a little shy at first. he definitely needs some coaxing to "get out of his shell" per se, and would probably muffle his moans and be a little awkward in general
this man is a WHINER i just know he's so loud in bed and he can not control it. his voice gets all hoarse and raspy from panting, and he has the neediest wanton moans, it genuinely sounds like he's in a porno because of how loud and lewd they are
his volume has probably led to you two almost being caught on multiple occasions, he genuinely has no control but gets SO embarrassed about the thought of getting caught. it turns him on a little, and the fact that it does only makes him more embarrassed
more than once he's fantasized about you fucking him in the council room, risking it all just for the thrill of possibly being discovered
jayce would be SO flustered if you teased him about it, if you began whispering in his ear about how you coincidentally forgot to lock the door to your room, and how just about anyone could just walk in? he's already whining, and he'll cum within seconds
"aw, how would the council feel if they saw you being fucked like this?imagine if they could all see you like this, all needy and pathetic for me," type of shit, he'd fold in seconds
jayce is definitely kinky too, but he takes his time discovering himself. he isn't super willing to try new things at first, however over time he becomes more and more confident in doing kinkier shit, especially with someone he trusts
guys. sounding with jayce. HEAR ME OUT. he'd be SO embarrassed, like he knows how anatomy works and all, but he never really thought of something like that, and he'd probably be cocky too, thinking that it wouldn't even feel that good. imagine using a vibrating sounding rod on him and double tapping him too, irgrhrrhrgrhrrh he'd be so needy and fucked dumb
he never tried anything with anal/pegging before you, but he can't deny that he isn't at least curious. he'd mention it offhandedly, hoping that you'd get the hint, but don't make it that easy for him. fluster him, make him say it aloud and admit that he wants you to fuck him like that, and then praise him for being so sweet about asking while fucking him absolutely senseless. whether you have a dick or a strap he doesn't care, jayce would love it regardless
this is kind of a random hc, but he probably masturbates a lot. i mean, it's natural, he's pretty stressed most of the time, and even when he's with you he has an insane libido and would probably still masturbate a lot. however, his favorite form of getting off? pillow humping. don't ask me how i know, i just do, because i'm right. imagine the mighty councilman talis, the man of progress himself, humping a pillow like a bitch in heat because he's too needy to wait. sometimes he'll imagine that it's you beneath him, and he'll moan your name as he cums, thinking you can't hear. this leads to you both discovering that this man has a major kink for dry humping, he loves either sitting in your lap or having you sit in his and just getting off fully clothed. i also think he'd enjoy lap dances too, and would ride your thigh too. i ALSO think jayce would enjoy it if you rode his thigh, i mean.... c'mon who wouldn't want to
ok but like... sub!top jayce. me thinks yes. making him top you as a punishment and forcing him to fuck you. you take care of him all the time, shouldn't he return the favor? jayce desperately wants you to take control, flip him over and fuck him senseless, but your silky words and sweet praises make him want to make you cum even more. he would definitely manage to make you cum, he knows what he's doing, but he's really whiny and needy about it and would need some reassurance
look me in the eyes and tell me he wouldn't like being manhandled a little. you can't because your wrong. he totally would. jayce is used to people giving him what he wants and he's absolutely the type to get off to being pushed around. he wouldn't mind being folded into deep sex positions or even being slapped a bit, as long as you praise him afterwards
PRAISE KINK!!! i do think he has a degrading kink too, but it's definitely mostly praise. he gets a bit insecure sometimes, and the only way to get out of his own head is to be fucked silly and senseless by you while you whisper the sweetest words in his ears. he wouldn't mind a healthy mix of degrading/objectifying and praise tho, if you called him your "pretty slut" he'd think it was hot but if you started genuinely degrading him he would probably cry and get really clingy afterwards
i think his biggest kinks would be PRAISE, oral fixation (absolutely will elaborate if asked. please ask.), hair pulling, DRY HUMPING, somnophilia/sleepy sex (again, ABSOLUTELY will elaborate), breeding kink (đ), and obviously exhibitionism. i also think he'd have a little bit of a hand kink/fetish but would not admit it. if he saw you wearing a lot of rings, or if you're hands just look really nice in general, he would get a little turned on but won't say why. he thinks your hands look really nice around his neck too... đ
"fuck- hngh-" Jayce bit down hard on the back of hand, attempting to muffle his moans as you rub his cock. you were seated on his lap, your hand wrapped around his thick girth as you jerked him off. within the confines of your shared bedroom you could be as filthy as you liked, yet it seemed Jayce was still too shy to fully let out his moans yet.
"aw, poor baby," you croon, speeding up the pace ever so slightly and paying attention to the tip of his leaky cock. his dick twitches against your palm as your thrusts quicken, Jayce's hips jerking upwards in response to the stimulation.
"hic- plea- please," he gasps, his hand hovering over his mouth as he throws his head back. "well, since you asked so nicely~" you tease, slowing down to painfully slow thrusts. Jayce lets out a sob, tears prickling at the corner of his eyes with each of your ministrations. he had lost count of the times you had teased him to near-release, only to ruin his orgasm at the last second. his abs clench with each stroke of his cock, and you can tell your pretty boy's patience is wearing thin. he really was too cute!
"Jayce," you murmur, speeding up again to catch his attention. his glossy, fucked out gaze meets yours, and you begin to jerk him off faster. with a gasp, his hand flies to your wrist, whether to push you away or to hold you there you were unsure. "s'too much!" he babbles, a few tears streaming down his cheeks as the coil in his abdomen tightens.
"aw, don't you want to be good f'me? you can take it, can't you?" Jayce nods, his dick twitching eagerly witth each thrust against your palm. you can tell he's close, and you decide to reward him. "can i- can i please-"
"you can cum, Jayce." with your reassurance, Jayce throws his head back, not even bothering to smother his moans as he cums so hard he swears he sees stars. his thighs shake as he coats himself in his own cum. as he comes down from his high, you gently massage his shoulders, tethering him back to reality as he steadies his breathing.
"you still with me, Counselor Talis?" Jayce grumbles, pulling you in close. "don't call me that. to you, 'm Jayce. nothing to else." you giggle, melting into his embrace. "lets get you cleaned up, hm?" you ask, and he nods, wordlessly following you like a lost puppy towards your shared bathroom. you both know damn well that this is probably going to lead to another round of steamy shower sex, yet he follows you in with the smallest smirk on his lips. what a man.
i will always be the number one jayce defender i do not CAREEEEE he's trying his best. i know nothing about leavue of legends lore and im basing this solely off of arcane, but i genuinely sympathize w him and idk why people hate him sm
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Warnings: 18+, fluff, sub!Jayce, Thighjob, hurt/comfort (a bit), pre mental illness influx, still crying while sex (male giving),
Heavy footfalls echo trough the silent floor, each one wearier than the last.
As former student, turned to up-starting inventor, now turned councilor: Jayce Talis commands his limbs to obey him for merely five minutes more.
The pressure of being a protector to not only his close circle but all of piltover weighing each step down more than the last.
On top of that he had a fall out with Viktor, who seemed to only get more weak by the day, as his illness festers within him.
Jayce suppresses a broken sob, lifting his palm to steady himself upon one of the walls, before regaining his ragged pace.
Itâs all too much, he feels as though he might just crumble to the floor and sob waiting for his mothers grounding hands to comb through his locks.
But thereâs something much more reachable, and arguably just as soothing.
You, and your firm presence, the perhaps only unchanging constant, waiting for him just through the door at the end of the stretching hall.
At the sight of your apartment door, Jayceâs body gets a rush, as if pricked by a needle, as something starts tugging within his chest.
An undeniable yearning pressing his feet to move faster, fishing out the key you had made for him.
It clicks in the lock and he moves in, pressing himself against the shut door heaving a low sigh.
âThere you areâŚâ your voice drifts to his ears, almost as if cradling them each in some healing balm.
He finds himself unable to open his dry lips to speak back, almost as if something got stuck in his throat.
Youâre clad in your sleep wear, having seemingly come from the kitchen, a steaming cup lodged between your hands.
Taking him in it doesnât take a genius to take a guess at how heâs feeling. Tussled hair, a twitching hand, the slightly hunched back and his wobbling reddened bottom-lip.
These past few weeks itâs become a scarily common occurrence.
Brows furrowed, you step forward taking one of his shaky hands in your own, gently leading it to cradle the warm mug.
The warmth seeps into his skin, soothing the tension striking through his fingers. Letting out a small more content sigh he smiles at you, your own face mirroring his as you lean up to peck his lips. He almost collapsed into the kiss, desperately letting your warm soft lips mold against his own, bitten bloody on his own volition.
Pulling back, you give a gentle smile, partnered with his own lovestruck one.
âDonât feel like talking right now?â you incline your head, his own still too full of worry to form words, he wouldnât know where to begin.
A slight tilt of his head confirms his intent to rest his voice for now, as you lead him into your living space.
Itâs beyond dark out by now, and the main source of light are the fairylights strung all around the living room, that he made for you. They illuminate your shape in a golden like hue, as you cradle his unoccupied hand and draw him onto the couch.
âNow how about you sit here finish your tea and I give you a small massage?â you quip up, a tender finger drawing circles on his palm.
The thought of your hands on him, gliding over his shoulders, his back and drifting lower and lowerâ do unspeakable things to his already spinning head. Mangled rotten worrisome thoughts are now partnered with guilt for the undeniable lust pulsing through him.
The thought of worrying about nothing at all, while you pamper him with all means at your disposal, a delightful prospect nesting in his emptying mind. Though the fear of not performing as he should, as he would want rips into the rosy notions.
He visibly deflates, rubbing his neck, giving a low hum.
âIâd love thatâ he croaks, you perk up, moving behind the couch to rest your hands on his jacket. Slowly and gently you pry it off of him, with a little help from the wearer.
The mere ambience, you and the echoing silence seem to do wonders on Jayceâs static filled mind, as he closes his eyes and leans back into your touch.
You make sure to fold the jacket on the armrest, before starting of gently on his shoulders. Feeling the amount of tightness, as you give a considering hum, making sure to rub firm circles into them.
Jayceâs body goes slack under your calculated movements, his head falling back into the backrest, giving you a beautiful view of his visibly relaxing face.
His lashes flutter, as his lips part gently letting out small huffs of air and noises of distinct approval when you unfurl a particularly tight spot.
You almost lose yourself in the task, finding the sight of him and the noises to be the most rewarding of things.
âYouâre incredibleâ he breaths, his eyes still closed and you believe the stray praise is more instinctive rather than targeted.
Making sure to firmly yet gently disperse all the knots within his muscles.
It doesnât take long before Jayce is almost slipping off the couch, his body turning into putty beneath your firm touches.
âThere we areâ you mutter gently, earning a content sigh from the man who now gazes at you with his amber eyes, the most lovestruck expression gracing his sculpted features, the teacup long abandoned on the coffee table.
âWowâ he smiles at you, fumbling to upright himself. Having seemingly significant trouble, probably due to parts of his body having fallen asleep.
When he finally does his hands gently lay upon your hips as he presses a gentle kiss to the area above your stomach within reach of his still sitting frame.
âThank youâ he mumbles, snuggling into the previously kissed area, as you comb through his stray locks.
Heâs still in his head you note, though his body may seem free of tension.
âHow about you get ready for bedâ you murmur, earning a huff from Jayce, his arms tightening around your waist, holding you steady like an anker.
Having to resist the urge to let him mope like this
As adorable as he is whiningly pouting like this, you have another idea how to get him to unwind even moreâ and for that you need him in bed.
âIf you get to bed, I might have something for youâ you whisper, his gaze snaps up as he gauges your mischievous smile and raises brow.
âI seeâ he grins up boyishly, before letting go of you and propping himself off the couch.
He wavers a bit, instinctively you reach out a steading hand though your lovers catches himself, uttering out a slight curse.
The plan forming in your mind, is to get Jayce to bed, knowing him though his body might be at ease no, his mind is most certainly still full of worry. Full of worry for Viktor, the council, the city both upper and under parts. You know itâs getting to him, having to take a place to make live changing decisions when you were just a mere inventor.
Hoping to be able to get him to lose himself for the night you gather a few things, hearing the unmistakable clatter of Jayce rifling through your stuff, most likely searching for some of his own clothes.
Though he has been around a lot more since joining the council, he technically hadnât moved in yet.
âOn the cupboardâ you shout across the floor, hearing a pause before the clicking of his tongue.
Collecting a bottle of chamomile oil, taking a quick waft of it and a towelâ you make your way to the bedroom yourself.
The scene upon entering is one which leaves your heart aching, Jayce fumbling with the top buttons of his shirt, seemingly a puzzle to his weary fingers.
Stepping forward, you lay the bought items on your bed, before laying your palms upon his own. His wide glittering eyes meet yours, as he pouts down in frustration. He lets his arms fall slack to his side as you gently undo the buttons.
âYouâre still in your headâ you note, as you see his fingers twitch at his side, urging to do something.
âIt feels wrong to restâ he whispers frustrated, nursing his bottom lip between his teeth. He lets out a sigh as you press your fingers through the crevice of the open shirt, laying your warm palm upon his fuzzy chest.
Itâs warm and rising as well as falling steadily, while his heart thumping beneath picks up speed when you coo at him.
âJayce, pushing yourself like this, itâs taking from your ability to help when it might truly count..â
Youâre meet with silence, your words might ring true within him tough he canât accept them right now. He has a lot of people counting on him.
âItâs okay for nowâ you move to turn, hands slipping of his chest.
Before your left hand can fall to your side he grasps for it, before pulling it up to his lips, pressing a kiss to your wrist.
âCome hereâ you shift to sit on the bed, tugging him along, his weight finding its place beside you.
âYou canât resolve all the cities troubles in one nightâ you remind, his face a reflection of his inner turmoil, before he sighs and his shoulders sack.
âYouâre rightâ he smiles at you, though his eyebrows still mirror his distress.
Then his eyes shift onto the items laid upon the comforter. His face visibly flushing at the sight of the oil, knowing very well what its usage usually entails.
âIâm not sure if I could relax enough forââ seeing where his thoughts are headed you are quick to lay your hand upon his thigh.
âNo, thatâs not what I had in mindâ I was thinking of something elseâ his initial thought rings in your mind, having thought about it earlier though sensing he might be in need of something else for now.
âAnd whatâs that?â he leans closer, you love him when he gets like this. Itâs always such a stark contrast to when you both actually go at it, and heâs reduced to something more akin to a whining mutt.
âHow about you lose the slacks and find out?â you tease, shifting your form fully into the bed.
The pants are seemingly less of a challenge than the shirt was and in mere seconds Jayceâs frame clad in a lose linen shirt and a lose pair of underpants joins you.
âThose tooâ you instruct, Jayce faltering as his gaze follows the point of your own, as you spread the towel youâve brought earlier on the bed.
Gently he pries the underpants off, and no matter how many times you two do this it does not sway his face from flushing.
âAhâ heâs not only flush in his face you come to realize, but his cockhead has similarly flushed, a spurt of pre beading at the tip.
âMy, Jayce, maybe I neednât massage your insides anymore if a mere shoulder massage gets you just as excitedâ the remark gets him to gasp under his breath, furrowing his brows.
âIâm not opposed to either massagesâŚ.â He counters, though its leverage falls short with his leaky cock out and twitching.
âMe neitherâ you remark, getting a hold of the oil, screwing open the cap to drizzle a decent amount onto your hand.
Jayce swallows sharply at the sight of the liquid pouring into your warm waiting palm, wishing it was an other substance.
You donât need to lend him your pointed gaze to gauge his reaction. To most of Piltover who Jayce is, is by no means a mystery. Though only your sharp gaze truly can pick him apart and know him for what he truly is.
It pleases him to know end, knowing the power your attention holds over him.
Clasping your hands together you spread the oil across your skin, the scent wafting up your nostrils. When your hands are coated evenly you give Jayce an incline of your head.
His gaze is partially glazed over staring at your hands before meeting your gaze, the scent alone doesnât fail to remind him off past intimacy, his cock already straining in his lose slacks.
âPleaseâ itâs not exactly what you were hoping for, but what he pleads for is evident, when itâs punctuated with a jutting of his hips.
The warm digits of your fingers slowly take his twitching cock into their warm slick embrace. As you slowly nurse over the shaft, Jayce keeps the back of his hand over his face, his mouth agape in a silent moan.
Your left hand moves you the shaft, your palm doing circular motions over his leaking tip, whilst the other pays attention to his balls, gently coating them in a thin sheen of oil.
âIâ canât ah-â Jayce is evidently overwhelmed, his face adopting one of your favorite expressions, with his eyes unfocused, face a flush and eyebrows furrowed.
Just when he starts to hump up into your hand you swiftly pull them both back. A whine bubbling from within Jayceâs chest as he heaves out a small sob.
The sound is not an uncommon indication for his pleasure to rough you lean over his lying frame to make sure heâs still with you.
âHey thereâ you mumble
âEh- heyâ he responds, still breathing a bit heavily.
âAre you still okay with proceeding?â He finally meets your gaze, one you meet with a gentle smile. His own lips not quirking up but his eyes shimmer in determination as he eagerly nods.
âGood, now i need you to lay on your side like thisâ you pull back situating yourself on your side, Jayce slowly props himself up before paralleling your pose.
âLike this?â
âYes, very good, a bit closer perhapsâ his brow furrows a tad but he does as instructed without queries, his hand hovering above your hip.
Before he can move to do anything else you pull down your own sleep wear, your arousal very apparent.
Jayceâs eyes take you in immediately, his darkened gaze drinking in the sight of your wet twitching need, ultimately at armâs length.
When his eyes drift up to your face again youâve gotten a bit more oil into your hand, reaching down to spread it across your thighs.
Right about now heâs glad you took the time earlier to spread a towel on top of the blanket as he watched with bated breath how your thighs starts glistening much like his cock.
Itâs probably about now that he realizes your intent, his face growing impossibly red as his lower lips starts shaking. Heâs readily embarrassed, having admitted in a drunken stupor not long ago that heâs had a very similar fantasy akin to what youâve constructed for a while now. With him being as busy as he is as of late, youâd both hadnât come to have a lot of time to be intimate. Despite that, he had counted on you having forgotten about this particular confession, as he found himself embarrassed to have admitted it in a weakened state.
âGodsâŚâ he whispers at the sight of your shining thighs so close to his pulsing need.
âYou still in this sweetheart?â You murmur, leaning close to peek at the corner of his mouth.
He presses out a pathetic string of yes yes yes yes, as he tries chasing after your lips with his own.
âGood, put it between then.â You instruct gently, denying him of another kiss for now.
Instinctively Jayce juts his hip forward, the leaky tip of his cock pressing a brief kiss against the crevice between your thighs. You let out a sharp breath, gauging Jayceâs expression, as another whine slips from his lips.
âSlowlyâ you coo at him, laying your hand on his own, allowing him to find purchase against your waist.
Granted he tries to go slow, but pressing forth, the tight warmth of your slippery thighs, enclosing his throbbing cock, ultimate leads to an irrational thrust. Embracing his sensitive shaft fully.
Jayce head spins almost painfully as his thoughts wholly become consumed by the sensation of you.
âWoâ I- mu-ch better than anticipatedâŚâ he sobs and you see small tears pearl at the corner of his eyes.
Your hands reach up to cradle his cheeks as well as disperse the oncoming droplets.
âYouâre doing amazingâ the praise makes the hard appendage between your thighs throb, Jayce pulling at your hips to press his cock further through your thighs. His cock head jutting against your own arousal at the sudden movement.
âJayceââ you warn, when he burrows his face in your neck, his lips molding against your jaw to a leave a trail of apology kisses.
ââM sorryâ he sobs, and you gently embrace him, drawing small circles on his back.
âItâs okayâ you whisper, as you start moving your hips back and forth gently. A shiver wreaks through his frame, as he buries his nose against the crock of your neck.
âThere you areâ you say pressing your thighs together putting pressure on jayces shaft.
The action makes him grow rigid as he Pulls you impossibly close. Spurts of his release pairing the inside of your thighs, bursting out below your ass.
Jayce tosses his head back, and you take the chance to nibble at his jaw, littering it with kisses as he rides out his orgasm high.
He suppresses a string on sobs, his face tear streaked as you part your thighs. His hand shots out, pressing it back down.
âPleaseâ you stare at him, noting the need to just bask in this, your, warmth a bit more.
âOkay, we can stay like this for nowâ
You look behind yourself taking note of the mess
âReally glad I thought of a towel, such a messâ you playfully tsk, turning to Jayce as his face grows redder.
âIt was definitely worth itâ he utters âI think I wanna pull out nowâ
You slowly raise your thigh, as Jayce pulls back in tandem, falling onto his back.
Then shifts onto his side again facing from you, youâre familiar with the gesture, pulling around his frame from the back as he lets out a very content sigh.
âI need to tell you of fantasies while pissed beyond comprehension more oftenâ
âYou can tell me anytime, Jayceâ he cuddles back into your frame, you pressing your lips against his shoulder blade.
for my AU I need them to fall in love and get into an under negotiated kinky situationship in under a year to have a brutal fall out and not speak for seven years. so I made Viktor be a horrifyingly brazen flirt. like four sentences in after meeting and he's basically verbalising how much he wants to get dicked down. and I can't stop thinking about those posts that are like "character wouldnt say that đ character wouldnt do that đ¤¨" and you're right but you know what!! in another universe, that isn't OOC. chill overconfident flirty dom Viktor and alarmed yet immediately enamoured obsessive puppyboy Jayce are canon in my heart. as long as I get their voices and basic convictions right, their personal relationships are mine to bring to life with my own sticky little evil hands.
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Please comment on some suggestions for what should happen. Does anyone appreciate the Czech??
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The lab was warm. Too warm.
Between the whirring machinery, the hum of hextech, and Jayce practically radiating heat like a human furnace, Viktor felt suffocated.
Or maybe that was just the sickness curling tight in his ribs.
Across the worktable, Jayce was hunched over some prototype, dark curls sticking to his forehead, sleeves shoved up past his elbows, exposing forearms corded with muscle. He muttered to himself in a mix of Spanish and half-formed engineering jargon, completely oblivious to the way Viktor stared, the way his own fingers trembled where they hovered above his calculations.
Viktor swallowed thickly.
Not now. Not now.
Jayce made a triumphant noise. âAlright, I think weâre finally getting somewhere!â He straightened up, wiping grease onto his already ruined shirt. âVik, pass me the actuator, yeah?â
Viktor barely heard him. Something sharp twisted in his chest, rising fastâfaster than he could control. He turned his head sharply, pressing a fist to his lips as he coughedâonce, twiceâbefore something soft brushed his tongue.
No.
His stomach clenched. He pulled his trembling hand away from his mouth and stared.
Pale yellow petals.
Honeysuckle.
Viktor exhaled shakily, crushing the delicate bloom in his palm before Jayce could see. His ribs ached, his throat burned, but none of it compared to the raw, open wound of watching Jayce pine after someone else.
Of knowing he would never look at Viktor that way.
âVik?â Jayceâs voice was closer now. Viktorâs head snapped up just as Jayce reached out, brows knit in concern. âHey, you okay? You spaced out for a second there.â
Viktor forced a smirk, though it felt paper-thin. âJsem v pohodÄ, blbÄe.â
Jayce gave him a squinty, skeptical look. âThatâs suspiciously fast, Czech. Are you sure?â
Viktor held his ground. âHere is the actuator. Are you good now?"
Jayce didnât move. Instead, his arms crossed, and he gave Viktor that lookâthe one that meant he was thinking, really thinking. It was rare, but it did happen.
Then, like the worldâs slowest realization, Jayceâs eyes narrowed. ââŚYou havenât eaten today, have you?â
Viktor groaned. âJayceââ
âNope!â Jayce was already yanking open a drawer, rummaging through their emergency stash of snacks. âI knew it. You get all weird and twitchy when youâre hungry.â
Viktor pinched the bridge of his nose. âI am not a child, Jayce.â
Jayce turned around, triumphant, holding a squashed protein bar. âEat this, and Iâll leave you alone.â
Viktor glared. âThat is bribery.â
âThat is caring,â Jayce corrected, waving the bar in front of his face. âNow eat.â
Viktor sighed, snatching it from his hand just to shut him up. Jayce beamed like he had just solved the greatest mystery of the universe.
"DobrĂ˝ kluk." Jayce ruffled Viktorâs curls, and Viktor jerked away, scowling.
âStop touching me.â
Jayce just laughed, sitting back down. âYouâre so grumpy when youâre hungry.â
Viktor unwrapped the protein bar slowly, using the moment to mask the way his chest ached. If only hunger were truly the issue.
Jayce, oblivious as ever, was already back to fiddling with the prototype, tongue peeking out in concentration. âOkay, so if we recalibrate the energy outputââ
Viktor clenched his fist, feeling the crushed petals stick to his palm.
---
Jayce didnât know.
Or maybe he did, and he just didnât understand.
Viktor wasnât sure which was worse.
The lab settled into a comfortable hum of clicking tools and low murmurs as Jayce worked. He was always moving, always talkingâa force of nature too bright and too loud for Viktorâs world.
And yet, he was the only thing Viktor wanted.
Another cough built in his throat, but he swallowed it down, forcing himself to focus. His hand was still trembling. He pressed his palm flat against the worktable, watching the way his fingers twitched.
The shimmer isnât helping anymore.
His body was breaking, his ribs felt like they were caving inward, and worst of allâhe couldnât stop loving Jayce.
He had tried. Gods, he had tried.
Every day, he told himself he would let it go. That he would stop looking. Stop yearning. Stop loving Jayce so much it hurt.
And every day, he failed.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, he would love Jayce a little less.
Maybe.
He knew Jayce would be okay with loving a man. As long as that man wasn't Viktor.