My Light, My Lux

Chapter Seven

"And that's how you make a bomb!"

Jinx is beyond excited, having planted explosives all around the abandoned shack in the middle of the forest — with Caitlyn's and Vi's permission, so it's all good, and now an official demolition site!

All the wires, and the gears, and the chemicals that go into it, it's all magical, it's such, such... artistic expression that Jinx is beyond happy that she gets to share it with Lux, who is standing there at a safe distance, eyeing the blue-haired woman, who huffs and grunts from time to time, working her magic, pushing her long braids aside as she gets completely lost in the act.

"I doubt I will ever need that information, but thank you," Lux responds with a slight chuckle, and Jinx lifts her eyes immediately.

Lux is so radiant, always so radiant, even when it's slightly overcast, so bright, such a little ray of sunshine in the middle of a dark world. And the smile, oh by the gods, that smile that is beyond polite, that is just so genuine and nice and is there just for Jinx, just for her to take in, to bask in, to get completely lost in. Lux and her smile make Jinx want to be alive.

"Can I see your magic?" Jinx asks in a voice that's lower than usual, because wow what is that crazy sensation? Awkwardness?

Well of course it's awkward, I have a giant crush on her because of Violet's bad genes, and now I have to suffer because she's probably straight and definitely totally not into me.

"I'm always wary of using magic..." Lux the literal angel says softly and looks at the sky, where the rays of sun make way through the cloud layer, more and more with each passing minute.

"Why?" Jinx asks and immediately regrets it because the soft, sad look on the angel's face is the worst thing ever. Jinx would trade anything just to never see Lux sad again, to only see her happy.

"I have already told you that Demacia punishes mages just for... existing. Well, once I... I involuntarily assisted a dangerous criminal in wreaking havoc and starting an insurgency."

Nice, insurgencies are cool, Jinx thinks but knows better than to say it out loud, instead choosing to sit cross-legged on the ground and listen to the love of her life (wait wait wait a minute, brain) tell her story of loss, and self-realisation.

Once Lux is finished, Jinx remains silent. On the one hand, she kind of supports those oppressed who decided to stand against the tyranny of the xenophobic regime. One the other hand, Lux, the wonderful, brilliant Lux seems to have been so hurt by those rogue mages that Jinx would just blow them all up.

Then, Jinx realises that, to save Lux's life, she would gladly give her own.

And then, she gets up and wraps the young woman in a tight hug, placing her chin on the angelic shoulder, breathing in the scent of her own shampoo from Lux's hair.

I want to kiss you so badly, Jinx thinks to herself. I want to just kiss you and protect you and do stupid mushy stuff like my sister does with Cait. I... I want you, my angel. My light. My Lux.