"Please Stay" - Arcane Viktor x Reader

Chapter 9

The lively conversation between Jayce and the other students went on for about 30 minutes. Everyone sat around the bench and listened to the lecture of the young inventor.
,,Professor Heimerdinger!" - one voice said interrupting the speaking boy. Right on cue, everyone got up from the ground, murmuring 'good morning's' and respectfully nodding towards the yordle. The crowd slowly started dispersing, as they noticed the dean's serious expression.
,,Good morning Professor" - you said politely and got up from the bench. Your friend also stood up and greeted his mentor.
,,Hello Jayce, Y/N" - Heimerdinger bowed gently your way - ,,Walk with me Tallis. We have important matters to discuss" - the fluffy creature made it's way further away from the academy's courtyard.
The young star hurried after it, sending a reassuring look your way. As you lost the two inventors of your sight, you sat back down on the edge. The mass of people had disappeared almost completely, leaving only few unfamiliar faces on the other side of the plaza. It was then that you truly felt how tired you were. The sleepless night was making it self felt and sudden exhaustion overwhelmed you. You focused all your strength and got up, slowly making your way towards your dorm and your bed.

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You woke up to sudden banging at your door. Loud voices and laughter were coming from the other side. You looked at your pocket watch, laying face down on the nightstand. You must've took it out of your vest when you were preparing for bed, but honestly you couldn't remember it. It was around 7 PM. The banging on the door continued and you heard a familiar voice.
,,Y/N! GET UP MAN, YOU'LL MISS THE PARTYY!! - Jayce shouted and the small crowd that apparently surrounded him cheered. You got up and approached the door. As you opened it the students cheered loudly, bottles in hands. Your friend was standing in the middle, looking like a star of the show. He was already visibly tipsy.
,,Y/N COME ONNN... WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE...'' - he said pulling you out of the room. Before you could find an excuse to get back to sleeping, the door to your room was locked behind you. One of the guys you you recognised from your astronomy lectures passed you a bottle.
,,What about the professors? Aren't they going to make a fuss?"
,,They gave us a special one night permission. It's a really special occasion afterall." - Patricia smiled clinging onto Jayce's shoulder. The boy took a big sip from his bottle and raised his finger in the air.
,,Everyone shut up, I need to say something" - he said and the chatting between the students stopped - ,, I was waiting for Y/N to announce the news, and now that she's here I can finally say..." - the boy made a dramatic pause and smiled.

Your face turned pale. 'Oh god is he gonna confess his love for me or what?'. People were already spreading rumours about the two of you dating. Both of you naturally denied them whenever you could but it didn't help much.  One thing you were certainly sure off was that you didn't feel any romantic connection towards him, and rejecting him on his debute day would really fucking suck.
,,- ...THE COUNCIL HIRED ME AND VIKTOR TO CONTINUE OUR STUDIES!!!" - the crowd cheered again and you felt your heart calm down for a second, soon to start racing again, but this time for the right reasons.
,,OH MY GOD THAT'S INSANE, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. HOLY SHIT" - the two of you started jumping and laughing like children.
,,THAT really does call for a celebration" - you dramatically opened your bottle and took a large sip. The people cheered and egged you on to keep drinking, but you weren't dumb. You weren't planning on ending your party after 15 minutes.

The whole group slowly made it's way towards poor Max's room, who turned out to be the boy that brought you the news about the trial. He was also already half-cut. He eyed you up and down obscenely and that was the moment when you realised you haven't changed clothes since the start of the lectures. Your shirt was all wrinkled and unbottoned at the top. Your scarf was hanging loosely on your neck. Your hair was a hot mess too. The bun you usually put it in for classes had loosened, streaks of your white hair falling onto your shoulders. You looked as if you just got back from the best quickie of your life, and that boy was clearly into it.

You greeted him throughly and quickly made your way to the boys bathroom. In the mean time, the rest of the group started settling into the room, filling it to the brim. You let your hair down in front of the mirror and untangled it with your fingers. You put your scarf into your back pocket and stuffed your shirt deeper into your pants to hide the wrinkles. You looked strongly okay as you left the bathroom, neither hot nor elegant, but that was the best you could do in the situation. You had a feeling that if you were to go back to your room, the party would follow you.

Jayce was already mingling with the students, a new bottle in his hand. You made your way towards him as you smoothly joined the conversation. Someone brought a compact music-machine so the music was playing as well. The party went on casually, some dancing, other simply enjoying a more or less cultivated conversation. You were talking to some girl you apparently had robotics with as you heard a loud and unpleasant question.
,,Who the hell are YOU?" - you and a couple of other folks turned your attention towards the voice. It was Max talking to someone standing at the door. You noticed Jayce quickly make his way towards the host. He stopped behind the guy and looked over his shoulder.
,,VIKTOR I'M SO HAPPY YOU MADE IT!!" - the chatting stoped as everyone looked towards the door. And indeed there he was, looking absolutely mortified at the amount of people looking at him. He looked like he wanted to say something but Jayce grabbed him and pulled him into the apartment.
,,EVERYONE! This is my partner Viktor. He was the one who helped me make hextech possible. Without him we wouldn't be standing here, celebrating. So I propose a toast! TO VIKTOR!" - the boy shouted raising his bottle into the air, spilling some liquor onto the floor. The room erupted with a loud call-out. You raised your bottle as well, happy that your friend hasn't forgotten about his partner. Some folks made their way towards the new guest, ready to meet the other creator. You excused yourself from the conversation you were having before and made your way towards the Zaunite as well. Jayce was firmly grasping the boys shoulder as if he was preventing him from running away. At first you were happy the young star was trying to socialize his sidekick, but as you noticed Viktor's expression, your attitude changed.

As more and more people were approaching the cripple his face grew paler and paler. His hands were shaking, the poor boy barely able to hold his walking cane. As his breathing got shorter and shorter you realised, he was about to pass out or worse - embarrass himself in front of the whole year. You needed to get the attention off of him and get him out of the party as soon as possible. Your mind was racing as you frantically looked around the room. Then, a short colourful reflection appeared on one of the cabinets glass doors. Then, another and another one. You turned your head towards the windows just to make sure it was what you were thinking.
,,HEY EVERYONE!!!! THERE'S FIREWORKS OUTSIDE!!!!!" - you shouted as loud as your throat let you, catching the attention of every single person in the room. It worked.
The students, like moths, made their way towards the windows to see the colourful shapes displayed outside. You quickly pushed your way towards the still petrified cripple. He seemed completely oblivious to you grabbing his hand and pulling him out of Jayce's firm grab. His breathing was highly irregular and from up close you could see the sweat dripping down his forehead. You opened the door and pushed the cripple into the corridor, closing it behind him and yourself. He fell onto his hands and knees still unable to catch his breath. You quickly knelt down in front of him grabbing his face into your hands, making him look at you. His pupils were wide and moved around frantically.
- ,,Hey, hey look at me. It's okay now. You're out. Nobody can see you here." - you carefully sat the boy down against the wall. He was still very pale and very likely to pass out from all that stress, but he seemed to at least recognise you. You moved the wet strands of hair off his forehead. - ,,Do you want to go outside? Catch some fresh air?"
The boy nodded, still unable to say anything due to his shallow breaths. - ,,Okay... Okay" - you said as you frantically looked around for his walking cane. To your horror, it was nowhere to be seen. - ,,Shit... It must've fallen down somewhere inside. I'll be right back" - you get up from your knees ready to look for it at the party but Viktor firmly grabs your sleeve.
- I can... Walk... - he says hoarsely in between his breaths.
- Okay... - you nodded your head as you grabbed Viktor under his arm, throwing his other one on your neck, helping him lift his weight up. Like this, the two of you slowly made your way down the stairs, accompanied by the sound of loud cheering and fireworks coming from the room.