Viktor (Arcane) x Male Reader [18+] Starts cozy, will get darker and have NSFW chapters later on as this is a bit of a slow burn. Story takes place in Zaun a couple years before Viktor is accepted into the Academy in Piltover. After your parents are killed in a raid by the enforcers, you make your living by working as a barista and bartender along with some shady side hustles as Vander starts to prepare for an uprising. Viktor enters your chaotic life with a calm confidence that you're immediately drawn to. You find yourself spending more and more time with him as he preps for his admission into the Academy, but when the time comes to join the rebellion, your life takes an unexpected turn that neither of you are prepared for. About the Reader [Y/n] - He/him pronouns, bi, vers, witty, and still figuring life out even though he had to grow up relatively quickly. Only physical features mentioned is you have muscles and are a smidge shorter than Viktor (newbie mistake, but you're like 18 when it's mentioned you can still grow and be taller, do it :)) [Y/n] also has a backstory/depth/history that impacts your interactions with Viktor as well as other characters. There's some OC tendencies in there, but this is in 2nd person POV so I'm not sure what to call it but just want to be transparent there. Also there's more warnings than this but this is an explicit fic. There's drinking, smoking, sex, sex work, killing, all that good stuff so if that's not your bag you won't like this one.

[+18] WARNING : substance abuse, mention of violence, explicit language, gore, mental health issues, sexual content MORE THROUGHLY EDITED VERSION PUBLISHED IN PARALLEL ON AO3 || Safely hidden from her past in Piltover, Lyra thrives. She is a second-year student of aeronautical engineering at the Academy, and the youngest partner for the most proficient airship company Topside. But her pearly, if somewhat mundane reality shatters once an old childhood friend steps into the picture. He does not recognize her, and she intends to keep it that way. In the meantime, the damage of her father's biological experiments begins to take a toll on her, particularly when she finds out her powers react to Hexcore gemstones. Slowly descending into madness and the corruption of magic, Lyra attempts to resist the metamorphosis of her nature. But fails miserably to do so. || Set before the events of ACT I, then follows the plot. I do not own any of the characters except for Lyra and a few possible others. Alas, Viktor does not belong to me... truly a tragedy.

You and Viktor grew up in Zaun. Together, you made a promise that one day you'll make it up to Piltover. But the Lanes aren't made for hopes and dreams. Disaster and despair is what the life in the dark is made of. The only silver lining for you is the possibility that before Zaun demands sacrifices, you might be able to help Viktor get out. Unfortunately, loyalty and feelings get in the way.