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Next event - 6-7 September - EPIC CON @ Glasgow, SEC.
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first signature from Harry was this gorgeous Viktor print I bought last year, and Harry wrote “fan no.1” on it for me because I was first in the queue at the con, and I was like “you’ve made it look like I’m the number 1 Viktor fan” sdghfkahfjs
(I literally told him he's gonna get me in trouble with people in the fandom who think they are Viktor's no.1 fan lmaooooo)
meeting mister Harry Lloyd at Power Con on March 8th 2025, a thread! 🧵
copying my entire thread from twitter into one big text post here on tumblr for the benefit of those of you who do not use twitter!
however, you can view this thread on twitter or on bluesky if you'd like! enjoy! :3
first off, myself and Lydia were the first at his table when the con opened at 9am. we almost ran straight to his table lmao. it did not take long for a queue to build for his table and start going around the corner, longest queue for any of the guests at the con
the guests are never there when the con first opens, I don't know why lmao. but the staff were getting nervous when they saw Harry's queue getting really long. I believe Harry got to his table at about 9:30am?
he rocked up dressed really cosy and drinking a coffee. before he even got settled at his table he went to see who all the other guests at the con were and I think that was a very sweet thing for him to do :')
once he got to his table, Harry immediately said hi to us and chatted to us while he got set up! it was sweet that he was still happy to chit-chat with us whilst he was getting ready
it was really funny because he started looking at the photos on the table of the characters he'd played and he was like "hmm, oh yeah!" like he'd forgotten some of the characters he's played??? sdfghjk- incredible man
so Lydia kindly let me go first to meet Harry and he was like "oh you're wearing a Viktor t-shirt! what does it say? glorious ovulation???" and he started laughing and was like "I haven't seen that before" THIS MAN IS SO OFFLINE, IT'S INCREDIBLE
he also said "who would have thought Viktor would become such a sex symbol?" and I wanted to scream- he has no idea! this man does not know what fans are doing to Viktor's cervix sdfghjk
I started off by showing him the Jayvik ita bag I put together for the con & I told him it DID NOT contain all the Jayvik merch I own. he was seriously impressed, not at my ita bag but at how many people have made merch of Jayce & Viktor & Jayvik, so well done Jayvik artists! :')
he was like "this is amazing. where did you get all these?" he was so impressed by everyone's work- I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.
I started telling him about how I've been collecting Jayvik merch since 2022 and he wanted to know more, so I explained how I watched Arcane s1 in Jan 2022 and I said "and then Jayvik took over my life" and he just listened to me, and appreciated how much they mean to me :')
so then he wanted to know my reaction to s2 and I was like "are you kidding? I woke up every Saturday at 7am with Netflix ready to watch the new act drop at 8am" and he was smiling and laughing and fucking fangirling over my dedication lmao
he wanted to know my reaction to Jayce & Viktor's ending and I explained how I had not expected it at all. I know enough league lore that I thought Jayce and Viktor would fight and Jayce would remain in Piltover and Viktor would go back to Zaun, and they'd remain enemies-
so to get them deciding to choose each other and finish it together, I just cried like a baby. Harry was gushing the entire time I spoke, and when I mentioned Jayce and Viktor choosing each other, he was like "and the hug!!!!" 😭💖
he literally was fujoing out with me, it was kinda insane how happy he was to sit there and listen to me talk about Jayvik sdjfgsjfg- one of us! one of us!
next I decided to give him gifts. I gave him this patch made by Fi-Fi as a gift from them and he was so impressed and he was like "thank you Fi-Fi!" 😭💖
as a gift from me, I gave him my Jayvik sticker (which I made in 2022 lol) but he was like "you made this?!" and I was like "yeah, I drew it" and he replied "wow! it's so professional!" I still cannot believe he said that about my art and I'm just a silly little guy!!!! 😭💖
so by this point I was stressing tf out bc I'd already been talking to him for SO LONG, his queue was huge & going around the corner, and I still had so much to show him sdfghjkl
next I showed him my Jayvik plushies by inkalope and he was fucking obsessed. he really loved the Viktor one 😭💖 I was almost scared he wasn't going to give it back to me hahaha
when we took a photo with them, I asked which one he wanted to hold and he was like "definitely Viktor" lmaoooo :') just look at his face!!! he was so happy 😭💖
so now one of the members of staff was getting stressed with me and was like "what do you have to sign???" and I was like "one more thing" and I showed Harry the trans Viktor flag, also by inkalope
now.... Harry read it "Viktor is transgender" and then he said "oh, Viktor is trans everything" let's just say... I lost my mind!!!! so Viktor trans masc, trans femme, all the genders and all of them trans confirmed?! sdfghjkl
so now the member of staff was getting real pissed off with me sdhgffsjfg- they were like (in a much more stern tone) "what are you getting signed???" and I was like "yes, I have paid for 3 signatures" sdfghjkjhgfd
first I asked Harry to sign this gorgeous print I got from jadedlyco last year. he agreed that the artwork is beautiful :')
I can't believe he wrote "thank you for everything" like, I feel he really appreciated everything I showed him and gave to him and talked to him about 😭😭😭💖
I also can't believe he wrote "fan no.1" bc I was the first in the queue sjfgsjhf- I told him he was definitely gonna get me in trouble with other Viktor fans lmaoooooo
second I asked him to sign my copy of the Jayvik zine from 2022- he IMMEDIATELY started flicking through it and was like "wow" - again, he was just in awe of all the creative work of the Jayvik fandom
I think if we'd had more time, he would have liked to look through it properly, but the member of con staff was really keen for us to hurry up by this point
I did explain I was in the zine...but the spicy section that's digital only, and the member of staff was like "oh, maybe you can look that up later?" (I think they cheered up) & Harry was like "yeah" sdgjfgshf??? anyway, glad he appreciates the Jayvik smut we're creating too lmao
OH ALSO- I couldn't decide where to ask him to sign it and he said "I don't want to sign the front because I don't want to ruin the beautiful art on the front cover" bless him!!!! 😭😭😭💖
he happily wrote the "only you" quote for me and I also explained that the zine raised thousands for Ukraine relief and he was amazed and in awe at that too!!! it's so sweet how amazed he is by everything the fandom creates and what we're able to achieve, like raising money 💖
thirdly, I asked Harry to sign one of his prints for one of my besties. they wanted the "Jaybe, or Jaybe not..." quote and Harry was like "yeaaaah" - I love that he's a guy that's not afraid to get silly with us fans!!!! :')
finally, I had my two selfies with him- I just love his expressions! he was so happy & I was so glad that I was the first person he met, & was able to start off his day with lots of laughter & smiles 💖 then I scurried away and tried to compose myself so Lydia could meet him lol
I will post about Harry's Q&A in another thread as this one is getting pretty long, but I'll finish off this one by talking about meeting him for the professional photo op!
we had to be fast- there were a lot of people who wanted a photo with him, and still people who hadn't met him at his table AND he had to leave early!!! it was a mad rush, but I was prepared...
I WILL BE CLEAR- if he had said "no, I can't hold either" I would have respected his decision. I don't want people in arcanetwt to spread lies that we 'forced' him into this. I gave him a choice between 2, but if he'd said 'no' I would have been fine with that
BUT- when he saw the "Jayvik? we ship it!" sign, he was like "we have to use this one, it's so funny" and that's how our photo came to be :')
and before I had to run off, I asked if I could have a hug and he said "of course" and I GOT TO HUG HARRY LLOYD???!!!! then I did have to run and I said how it had been so great meeting him that day! I'm sure he said "same to you" but I was running on so much adrenaline sdgjfgsh
I have tried to be as thorough as possible! I have a pretty good memory (I used to minute meetings at my office job, so remembering what people said is a skill I have lol) - if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! you can submit them to my tumblr ask box
hark! tis time for kaiju con—i'm all set up and ready to go this fine glasgow morning 🌟 come see me at table DD8 in the artist alley for all your fantastical needs, and be sure to grab a sheet for our fantasy RPG stamp rally!