#jayvik rec

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rec: holding back the years

author: spqr on ao3 Summary: Viktor tells Jayce, over breakfast, “Real life is not like the radio dramas, you know. Shining men from Piltover do not really go around adopting Zaunish orphans and rescuing Zaunish women from lives of whoring themselves for food. You cannot — save me. Not really.” “Well,” Jayce says, shoving the syrup at him, “I can damn well try.” ## OR: the hexcore zaps viktor back to fifteen years old, and jayce has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad time

age regression! ngl i really feel that a ship has made it when the fandom starts producing all the good old fashioned trope fics. and what a lovely example this is!! young viktor is so vibrant and jayce is so caring and earnest and tries his best. angsty, cute, emotional -- in certain scenes there's so much love between jayce and viktor, waahh -- plus i really enjoy the prose and narrative voice in this. reading it was a blast.

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

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rec: In Lieu of Flowers

author: Vamillepudding on ao3 Summary: “I’m going to meet Viktor’s parents," Jayce announces confidently. “I see.” Caitlyn pauses. “Does Viktor know?” His smile slips. “Not yet.” Jayce talks his way into accompanying Viktor to the Undercity. After knowing him for three years, this is his first chance of learning more about Viktor's past - and he's about to find out why Viktor has been so reluctant to mention it.

SWEET. yet another fic where jayce just cares so damn much but in lighter situations than fics i've recced previously. this is just such a soft, lovely little read. bit aching at times but funny, also great jayce voice:

“No reason! I’m just-“ Don’t say worried. “-worried you’ll have-“ Don’t say trouble. “-trouble making it to Zaun if you’re in that much pain.” Fucked it right up, he thinks self-deprecatingly.

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rec: To Chain a God

author: Quixotic on ao3 Summary: After Viktor and Jayce are dragged back to Runeterra by a force outside of their control, a recovering Piltover faces a new challenge: how do you imprison a god? Viktor has surrendered himself to the people’s justice, but is still the Machine Herald in form and function, a mechanical monster and boundless font of arcane power. Jayce is the only one who can see him as the man he was before, but he is also the only one who can answer to the other Councilors’ demands. Jayce Talis was made famous for harnessing magic with technology. Now, he's being called upon to bind the god his work created, all while protecting him from the forces that would exploit him.

BANGER premise with banger execution!!! it's rare to see postcanon fic where viktor is still in his arcane herald form, and what a GREAT interpretation this is. i dont want to talk about the specifics bc i want you guys to read for yourself but like it's real good

also what's in the abovementioned summary is just a start; this fic adds in a cosmic horror mystery, political maneuvering, ramifications of s2 events for zaun... all the while keeping the jayvik relationship gut-wrenching and emotional.

i really can't wait to see where this fic takes us

Warnings: cosmic horror, suicidal ideation

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rec format!! please be guided! also please feel free to suggest improvements i am literally flying by the seat of my pants

rec: [Title and Link to Fic]

by [author] on [site where fic is posted]

Summary: [insert short summary of the fic here]

[fic rec proper!! give an explanation of why it's good, why you like it, etc etc etc. just say what you want. be free!!! but try not to spoil too much]

Warnings: [put in ao3's major archive warnings if the fic is tagged for it, and for specific cws and tws that aren't openly listed in the fic summary or tags, say "further content/trigger warnings under cut" and then list them there]

and that's it for the main post! next are the tags!! they're gonna be pretty specific but it will make things easier to search later i think

pairing: why tag for pairing, isn't it all jayvik?? yes but also what KIND of jayvik? arcane? lol? pre-slash and therefore still platonic? i think it would also be good to tag if there are other romances as major or nearly as major as the jayvik. ex:

pairing: jayvik (arcane) pairing: vikjayce (lol) pairing: jayce talis & viktor pairing: caitvi

character: same logic goes. maybe someone wants to rec and/or read vikjayce only, who are we to stop them. also tag if there are other protagonists in the fic. ex:

#character: jayce talis (arcane) #character: jayce giopara (lol) #character: silco

tag: important!! sometimes people are looking for a specific flavor of fic, or specific setting or specific trope. or looking to avoid it. also tag the major archive warnings here. ex:

#tag: alternate universe - canon divergence #tag: outsider pov #tag: fluff #tag: hurt/comfort #tag: sex pollen #tag: coffeeshop au #tag: dead dove do not eat #tag: major character death

rating: self-explanatory. we'll follow ao3 so these are all possible ratings:

#rating: general audiences #rating: teen and up audiences #rating: mature #rating: explicit

status: just work in progress or complete

#status: complete #status: wip

length: i was torn on how to do this but ultimately decided on these ranges. if for example something has 10000 words EXACTLY, put it in the 5000k - 10000k word range

#length: > 1000k #length: 1000k - 5000k #length: 5000k - 10000k #length: 10000k - 25000k #length: 25000k - 50000k #length: 50000k - 75000k #length: 75000 - 100000k #length: 100000k - 150000k #length: 150000k - 200000k #length: 200000k +

author: self-explanatory. if there's more than one, list separately

#author: reallycooldude #author: collabedwithreallycooldude

reccer: i hope this gets used lol. there are fics i'd read purely because i vibe hard with the reccer's preferences, and there are absolute bangers that i'll never touch because they're not my thing. i want to accommodate wildly different people on this blog. ❤ please submit a rec for some hidden jayvik gem you love.

or just fully co-mod with me. i will gladly add anyone; the only requirement is we act with civility and respect each other's tastes

#reccer: peabrain #reccer: beautiful co-mod #reccer: gorgeous submitter

and that's it!!

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hi! do you do fic recss?? if so fan you rec some domestic jayvikkk

if you dont dww!! anyways thank youuu love this blog

hello! sorry, i've been away for months!

if you're still around, yes, i will answer requests if i can!! tbh i usually prefer plot-heavy fics or wilder set-ups to domesticity, so im glad to be able to rec you something! i've recently been reading Instructions for Dancing by JangJaeYul and loving it.

modern au featuring dancer Jayce, past dancer Viktor, and immediately there's so much warm chemistry, domesticity, mutual caretaking. it'd be hilarious if it weren't so sweet. and true to their canon dynamic lol tbh.

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rec: a hole where something was

by m122y on ao3

Summary: By the time he's finished flinging himself past the airlock and bolting the door shut behind him, he’s forgotten the reason for his urgency. A dull thud of locks engaging. He’s forgotten where he is. A relaxing, pneumatic hiss. He’s forgotten who he is. -or- Your name is Viktor. Repeat the above as many times as necessary for it to make sense.

SCP AU!!! for those unfamiliar with what the heck SCP is, here is a an intro guide. this fic specifically deals in antimemetics. but for those who dont want to do pre-fic homework, the SCP project is basically a creative writing wiki: a massive collaboration about a secret organization working to contain all sorts of paranormal "anomalies". most entries read as confidential files about some weirdo phenomenon or creature. really, check it out, it's fun :D

onto the rec -- it's relatively short, and i'd rather the reader come into it blind. so what can i say instead? if you like sci-fi and mindfuck this is a fic for you! if you don't like these kinds of stories the fic might make you work for it, but the ending punch is really good, so give it a try? also i just love how the jayvik fandom can put these two blorbos in whatever Situation and STILL somehow it all comes down to love.