"Please Stay" - Arcane Viktor x Reader

Chapter 46

A/N: FUCK IT BONUS CHAPTER LET'S GOOOO

Jayce deserves some fucking love too, he's a good friend and a nice guy. I like Jayce. All my homies like Jayce.

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,,Dear Gods woman! What in the name of all that is holy, is in that trunk?"

,,Books my dear friend... A shit ton of books..."

You laughed as you watched Jayce struggle with a large, leathered coffer, it's lid barely able to hold the contents inside. You on the other hand were carrying a comparable in size wooden box, it's space also filled to the brim with some of your old things, that you were previously too embarrassed to take into the dormitories.

The moment your mom had heard you were renting your own apartment, she insisted on giving you a couple of handful things to 'enliven the empty space'. So now you were carrying a phonograph, some old paintings of yours and a potted plant, that ominously tickled your nose as you walked up the stairs.

You were sure it wouldn't last longer than a week, giving your history with neglecting any type of flora you came into contact with. When you still lived at the dormitories, Amity would be the one to take care of her 'plant children' as she called them, and decorate any well enough litten space in the room with said children.

You smiled at the memory as you settled the box in front of your apartments door, Jayce's heavy huffs and puffs slowly catching up to you. Once he made it, he almost dropped the trunk next to your other things, and you could swear, you felt the floor shake a little. The boy stretched his back, recieving a satisfying crack followed by a sigh of relief.

,,Remind me again why are you living in the ONLY tenement house in the neighborhood that DOESN'T have an elevator?"

,,Because having one would increase my rental for at least 60%... You should be happy it's only the fourth floor..."

He looked at you with such a defeated expression it was hard to contain your laughter. You walked past him, reasuringly patting the boy on his shoulder blade.

,,Come on big guy, only one more round to go! After that, we can grab Viktor and go get some lunch together. I'm craving some of those heated ciabattas with elnuk cheese from Bella's!"

,,That might be difficult as he went over the bridge early in the morning. Not really sure when he'll get back."

That piece of information visibly peaked your interest as the two of you started making your way down the stairs. The staircase was narrow, and considering Jayce's large physique, the two od you wouldn't fit while walking side by side. He ended up following closely behind you, his heavy footsteps echoing of the walls.

,,Huh... That would explain why he wasn't in the lab... I'm guessing he didn't tell you his business in going there, am I correct?"

,,Yup... He rarely explains himself  and to be honest... I rarely ask. If he wanted to tell me he would, and if he didn't, then I respect his privacy..."

You smiled upon hearing that. Even if Jayce has been busier than usual recently, he still didn't lose sight of his partner, the one person which literally turned his life around. He just respected his need for privacy, similarly to when he respected yours, when the two of you were still just students doing illegal experimentations behind the Academy's back.

,,You're a good friend, you know that Jayce?"

,,Of course I am! I am the best at being a friend!"

You laughed at his comment, stabbing him playfully with an elbow as the two of you reached the bottom and there was finally space to stand comfortably. You walked up to the boy who was bravely guarding your remaining belongings outside the tenement's door.