08 | Jayce Talis

His hair was becoming a bit too unkempt, and he wasn't used to it. Well, it's not the style so much so as it was the length. But on the other hand, his husband rather preferred it. Jayce's thumb absentmindedly traced his wedding ring as he stared at the massive stack of papers he was to grade. Somehow, Viktor had convinced him to go back to college. Jayce agreed, his amber eyes glimmering with optimism and incessant, unbridled hope for a new future. A future with the arcane at the fingertips of the people. Viktor always had him wrapped around his finger.
Now the two worked in the same Engineering department and taught college students using their own invention. Jayce's students seemed more content overall, and Viktor's students loathed the very sight of his classroom. However, Hextech was more than just a distant dream.
He flinched as the door opened, though he settled as soon as he saw who it was.