“A little high, isn’t it?” Viktor x female!reader
Synopsis: You find Viktor sitting in his favorite spot and realize that this little platform he is so comfortable on is located over a surprisingly deep abyss. With no railing. Immediately your fear of heights kicks in.
Content Warnings: Heights? Fear of heights maybe?
Content: SFW, wholesome, a little chaotic and silly, anxious reader, teasing, flirting
Notes: Y/LN = Your last name
A/N: My first Viktorxreader fanfiction based on my last post about Jayce’s and Viktor’s seemingly favorite spot in Arcane. It’s mainly just goofy and silly, but I really had to write it down. ;v; also English is not my first language so forgive me if anything sounds a lil weird
You had to bend down a little, to not hit your head on a low-hanging pipe.
With your eyes scanning your surroundings, you started to ask yourself, why anybody would come to this place at all. Sure, some spaces at the Academy were crowded, especially the ones that were real eye-catchers. But Jayce had assured you that his partner would not be in any of those, instead, he had predicted that you would find the lanky scientist right here, inside the waterworks of Piltover Academy.
You had to admit, it was kind of a strange place, not really welcoming anybody with its giant cogwheels spinning tirelessly and other machinery doing its job. Definitely, something that could cost you a finger if you weren’t careful.
Then a familiar silhouette eventually caught your attention. You walked towards a tall door frame or maybe a window, you weren’t sure, that was shaped like a giant keyhole. And behind it you finally saw what had drawn your colleague to this peculiar place: All of Piltover was reaching towards a marvelous, cloudless sky that was dyed in pinks and oranges as the sunset was about to bring in the evening. A few birds were flying towards the south, barely visible on this huge beautiful canvas.
”Wow, that’s what I call a panorama.”, you marveled, making Viktor now turn his head around in surprise.
”Oh, didn’t expect to see you here, Miss Y/LN.”, he replied, while you were still distracted by the breathtaking view. Mindlessly, you took a few more steps forward.
”Now I totally understand why Jayce and you are so fond of this place.”, you chuckled, your gaze slowly panning. ”How on earth do you find something like– Argh!”
You immediately choked on the rest of your sentence as soon as you looked down and realized that the small platform you were standing on was high, way up high above the ground. You were staring into a vast abyss that was literally only a leap away. And there was no railing.
As soon as the dizziness kicked in you stumbled backwards, instinctively clinging onto the tall door frame that was the only thing near you.
”Oh my goodness …”, you exclaimed breathlessly. You could hear Viktor commenting on your reaction with a quiet chuckle.
”Yes, it’s a little high, isn’t it?”
”A little?!”, you spouted in complete disbelief. Just then you noticed that your colleague was sitting at the very edge of this platform, legs dangling in midair. You felt like you were about to pass out.
”Viktor, have you lost your mind?! Get over here right now!”, you demanded in sheer and utter panic, to which the scientist snickered and raised an eyebrow in amusement.
”What? Don’t be silly, it’s not that dangerous!”
”Not that– Viktor!”, you put on the strictest face you could manage at that moment. Granted, it probably didn’t look that intimidating, considering you were crouching on the floor, nails buried into the wall, looking like a stressed-out cat. ”There is no railing whatsoever on this thing! One false move and you’re dead!”
Viktor eyed you with a bit of concern in his look, unable to shake that smirk off his face.
”I didn’t know you were that scared of heights.”
”I’m not!”, you protested immediately, feeling your cheeks getting hot from his judgment. You weren’t a scaredy-cat, really. But unfortunately, sudden anxiety had taken complete control over your body, much to your embarrassment. ”I’m just scared of you falling to your death, which – considering the fact that you are not secured in any way right now and have inherent trouble balancing yourself – is a very real danger!”
You didn’t mean to get all snarky with Viktor, but the longer you saw him sitting there all carelessly the madder it drove you. Eventually, he raised both his eyebrows in defeat and reached towards his cane, another chuckle escaping his lips. He had no business laughing like that, you found.
”Okay, okay, I didn’t plan on giving you a heart attack today.”, he replied. You couldn’t suppress a distraught whimper when you saw him leaning forward to get up on his feet. Seriously, this guy would be the death for you, if this went on for much longer.
As soon as he turned around, you took a deep breath and grabbed his arm, pulling him back and off the platform in one move. Dazed, from the adrenaline rushing through your veins you didn’t notice how you had suddenly wrapped your arms around his upper body, holding the man closely as you started inching away from the door frame until both of you were standing inside the Academy walls again.
”Wow, careful there!”, Viktor stumbled in his steps for a moment. Then he looked down at you, meeting your glance with a bashful gleam in his golden eyes. That’s when you realized that you have never been this close to him before. You could literally feel his nervous breath on your skin and the warmth coming from his chest, while your fingers were still buried into the soft fabric of his vest.
”Oh … I’m sorry!”, you stammered and immediately let go of him, making a little jump backwards in the process. A blush promptly spread across your face and you knew that there was nothing at that moment that could have somehow helped compose yourself. You were a panting, red-faced mess.
It got a bit silent between the two of you, Viktor still gazing at you with a somewhat mesmerized expression, while you desperately tried to not look him in the eyes. Then a burst of quiet laughter suddenly escaped his mouth.
”A little overprotective aren’t we, Miss Y/LN?”, the scientist teased. You whipped your head around, only to be met with the mischievous gleam in his eyes, as his lips curled up to form a suppressed smirk.
You opened your mouth in protest, desperately reaching for words to say but nothing came to your mind. Eventually, there wasn’t much you could do but to put on a frown and puff up your cheeks with a pouty expression.
”You know what? Next time I’m gonna push you off that platform with my own two hands!”, you punched Viktor in the shoulder, making him flinch slightly. Still, he couldn’t help but to laugh at your reaction.
”I’m sorry. I should be thankful that there’s someone caring for me on such a deep level.”
”As if!”, you huffed, now barely able to suppress a smile yourself. ”I just want to keep myself out of trouble as your assistant, that’s all. Don’t you think you can fool anyone, I know you’re a little troublemaker, Mr. I-help-Jayce-Talis-break-into-Heimerdinger’s-office!”
Your colleague giggled in response, trying to swat away your hand as you poked him on the chest accusatory.
”Ah, you have figured me out quite well, I have to admit.”
”Of course. That’s my job as an assistant after all.”
