The reason I started liking Viktor at first was because he reminded me of Jon archivist. Like in s1 Viktor isn’t really that similar to Jon other than the vibes and some physical similarities to the fanon design (tired tired man). But now with season 2 there are even more similarities! They both die in an explosion and come back to life as something not quite human (difference being that Jon had a choice, Viktor didn’t). Viktor even has different colored eyes when he comes back! Just like fanon Jon! And then! They just fucking posted a poster of Viktor with long hair?!! Are they doing this on purpose at this point?
Now I’m just thinking about how their situations when they woke up are different.
With jon he chooses to come back as a monster instead of dying as a human. He wakes up with less “humanity” than before but he’s still pretty much himself. But his friends don’t see that. They see him as a monster. They don’t trust him and are uncertain whether he’s even Jon anymore. Jon is still himself but his friends think he’s a monster.
And with Viktor he didn’t get a choice. Jayce saves him and when he comes back he’s barely Viktor anymore. It’s unclear how much of him is left at this point but it’s obvious he’s not quite himself. But Jayce doesn’t see that. He’s just happy he’s alive.
Not sure what to make of this but I’m losing my mind over it. Just. Jon who comes back as himself but whose friends think he came back wrong. Viktor who isn’t himself, who came back wrong but Jayce loves him anyway.