#arcane melvik

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This is how this scene went, right?

Inspired by (under the cut)

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Melvik my beloved

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need to find all other 12 MelVik shippers and be friends with them

please come hither

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Melvik

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melvik is the type of couple that you can't take your eyes off of. they're as perfect as it gets. equally tall, attractive, charming. mel sparkles beside him. she's funny, and witty. they exchange banter like they've known each other for years. and they did. they had history. their relationship is founded upon a mutual ego. viktor thinks her to be above others, and more intelligent. more purposeful. she likes that he places her on a pedestal. and she likes that he is not ashamed of it. they do not fight in public. but they certainly push it. "is that your first drink?" "no." "then it better be your last." she'd say. and viktor is more than happy to push the empty glass into chest, "be a dear and dispose of it, then." knowing well that there isn't a single drop of wine left in the cup. viktor would catch her smoking with their friends. she's holding it between her fingers. there's dark lipstick ringed around the circumference, and thin clouds leaking from her pretty white teeth as she laughs a genuine sound. he snatches it from her, takes a drag, and stubs it out with the end of his cane. they share a glare. "light a new one, for me." "that's no way to ask." "please." she'd mock, two fingers climbing up his chest. but then he circles his arm around her waist like she's his. and mel teases a kiss out of him that's both obscene and simple, all the same. that's the type of couple they are.

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Domestic Eclipsemages save me...save me domestic Melvik...

Mel and Viktor cuddling on the couch and reading, but always different books because they like completely different things.

Mel hugging Viktor from behind when he's cooking(because he knows how to cook trust)

Viktor teaching Mel how to cook. She's...alright at it.

Viktor and Mel playfully biting each other throughout like the day. They see it as a challenge of who can bite the other more. It's never hard enough to hurt, of course.

Viktor and Mel stargazing.

Mel and Viktor trying to be home every Saturday for date nights. It's something they've sworn to do unless something very important shows up.

Mel being a morning person but Viktor being half dead when he's forced to wake up at any time that ends with 'A.M'.

Mel letting Viktor sleep in until she's mostly ready because she knows he needs it.

Mel waking up Viktor with kisses. Viktor trying to push her away so he can sleep longer but he can't imagine a better way to wake up.

Mel and Viktor both sleeping in late on days they don't have to work.

Mel usually still waking up earlier but not getting out of bed and just watching and cuddling Viktor until she either falls asleep again or he wakes up.

Mel helping Viktor with his brace every morning. He could do it himself but he doesn't reallyyyy want to.

Mel and Viktor sassing each other. They pretend to be offended about it too but they both know they're faking.

Mel and Viktor looking at each other and just randomly bursting out laughing at some inside joke. It confuses everyone around them and they never bother to explain.

Mel and Viktor just-kissing each other. Pure love poured into every kiss they share throughout the day.

Part one is here ig

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RIP Viktor, you would've loved simping on Mage Mel.

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To further spread my Melvik(gonna start calling em eclipsemages actually-) propaganda, here are some headcanons:

(these are all over the place. Also these are probably not gonna be accurate to them but it's a ship b/w 2 people that have interacted twice in the source material give me a break.)

Both Mel and Viktor are absolute workaholics, but Viktor is so so much worse. It's not uncommon for Mel to drop by to make sure he eats and sleeps and has done all the basic human necessities he forgets about.

She always brings some food with her though because she wants to be ready for when he hasn't eaten.

Viktor always huffs, "Do you have no faith in me?" but he not-so-secretly loves it.

She always keeps an eye on him too, stepping in when she thinks he’s pushing himself too far.

It goes both ways though.

After a particularly stressful meeting with the Council, Mel desperately needs a break. Viktor invites her to his lab for a quiet evening. It's just the two of them sharing a moment of peace as they talk about non-work related things: the weather, old books.

It’s a chance for Mel to relax without the weight of her responsibilities.

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It's also not uncommon to Mel to sneak up behind him, often to kiss him on the cheek.

It should not take Viktor by surprise as often as it does.

She teases him about it, and Viktor feels get very red, very quickly. Mel laughs, and it’s the softest, most genuine sound he hears from her.

He loves it.

She kisses him again when he pretends to grumble about it.

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Viktor's love language is acts of service and Mel's is quality time and they contradict each other quite a bit.

Sometimes when Viktor shows his love language by taking care of things—fixing something for her or helping with her work—Mel sometimes doesn't recognize it as an expression of love.

She mostly wants his emotional presence, wanting him to be with her properly in those rare moments they have together.

It's confusing and irritating for both of them.

Over time, though, they begin to meet halfway; Viktor starts finding ways to be more present in the moments Mel needs him, while Mel learns to appreciate Viktor’s acts of service as a form of love, because she knows he puts so much of his time and care into it.

There's more I'll write later so this is just part one.