in comparison, viktor's love would be quieter, but just as much. words of affirmation and gentle praise because he knows jayce needs verbal assurance. he's not one for touch, but he feels safe and comfortable enough to both receive and give it -- a gentle reassuring hand on jayce's back, softly cradling his face, placing his head on jayce's shoulder, all gentle smiles. after long council meetings when jayce would come home exhausted, viktor would be waiting with open arms, putting jayce's head on his lap and petting his hair and massaging his scalp as he listens to jayce whine and tell him about his day. he's so so proud of jayce, and he'd always show up for him - always in the frontlines of the audience at every speech and public appearance, beaming. he knows jayce doesn't like the winters due to his past trauma, so the windows and curtains would always be shut during the cold, fire roaring in the fireplace, ensuring jayce is always sufficiently warm; at night, viktor would hold jayce close, trying to engulf as much of jayce's larger body into his own smaller one and hold him through the nightmares. he'd sit on the sink, jayce standing between his legs and shave jayce's stubble. he'd kiss the pout off of jayce's lips. he'd make jokes just to hear jayce's laugh. when jayce is sick, viktor would try his absolute best to replicate the soups jayce would make for him. he's vulnerable and open with jayce - a testament to his trust because he's never let anyone in before. he'd tell jayce about his upbringing in the undercity, about rio and about how he made it to piltover, about his ambitions and fears. he's protective; in the early days of hextech he'd sharply shut up anybody who made a sniding remark about how ridiculous the idea of hextech was. he worked so hard to ensure jayce's childhood dream was fulfilled. when he'd see jayce slumped over in the lab, he'd smile so fondly at him, push back his hair and kiss his forehead, tucking a blanket around his shoulders. he could (and would!) sit and listen to jayce talk for hours, about anything and everything. he's playful and snarky and he'd play harmless pranks on jayce. when jayce would come back from the forge, he'd hold and kiss his strong blacksmith hands and wipe the soot and sweat off his face and body. he'd carefully safeguard and keep every single gift jayce had ever given him -- and not just gifts, but anything that holds sentimental value to them (e.g. the cog from the first night they met).
[pt.2 to my jayce post!!]
