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  1. Rec 9

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    Two standalone stories, conceived at roughly the same time, that share similar themes, scenes, styles, etc..

    The Straightforward One 🤝 The Not-So-Straightforward One

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    16 Feb 2026

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    These were beautiful. Wonderful prose, interesting introspective moments.

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    “Why are you here, Defender?"

    "Amaranthine is missing,” Jayce breathes, and to say it out loud is like his heart breaking. Where the fuck is his little girl?

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    Naph and Amaranthine are kidnapped. Viktor and Jayce get together to try and find them.

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    08 Feb 2026

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    This was a really neat AU that showcases a grittier, more violent Viktor; closer to League of Legends canon. But also featured the two kids Jayce and Viktor interact with in the videogame literature as well. The effect was very heartwarming; kind of like the plot to an action film with the premise, "two former partners (who have bad blood between them) team up to rescue their kids from the bad guy".

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    The rune spits Jayce out on hard rock. It’s dry and dusty under his hands and when he blinks awake, face-down, clothing soaked, alive against all odds, he actually can’t draw a breath. A drop of water hits his face. And then another. It’s raining, and he doesn’t know where he is, but he’s back in the fissure, he’s certain of it. A cruel ending for a wasted life. Jayce Talis, the Man of Progress, who thought at every turn he had the right idea, and failed in every way that ever mattered.

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    Thrown across the continent, but painfully alive, Jayce struggles to keep Viktor from falling into mental ruin, and himself from keeling over. He can still hold a hammer, so he does what he's always done: cling to hope, however foolish it may be.

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    01 Feb 2026

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    A post-canon fix-it of sorts with our two boys stumbling toward self-forgiveness and domesticity. Some Arcane-style weirdness.

    This is so tender and melancholic; I love it.

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    Lonely private eye Jayce Talis was just another lost soul in the City of Angels. Then a glamorous antiques dealer arrived in Los Angeles hunting a treasure somebody was willing to kill for. Jayce’s best lead is a picture of a tattooed girl with braids, and his new partner is the man who took it: a photographer with one foot in the underworld and a face to die for.

    A 1930s hardboiled/noir AU.

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    11 Jan 2026

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    This is just a triumph of genre writing and historical research. The film noir LA vibes are strong without being overwhelming to digest and the push and pull of Jayce and Viktor's hard-boiled detective/femme fatale (but make it Viktor) relationship is entrancing. I loved every minute of reading this!!!

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    Jayce Talis made his fortune with the Hexgates, but is now an indolent playboy, as corrupt and scheming as the rest of Piltover's elite; at least by day. By night he is the Defender of Tomorrow, using secret Hextech weaponry to strike back against the city's oppressors.

    The Herald fights for the people of the Undercity every night, using strange rune magic to overwhelm the rampant crime. By day he is just Viktor, a wearied scientist running a medical clinic for those who cannot afford care.

    The Defender and Herald are bitter enemies, only restrained by the thin truce between their cities. But when a class war begins to loom once again, the two are forced to work together to save both their respective homes.

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    02 Jan 2026

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    What an utterly wild AU.

    I was expecting it to be a fluffy superhero story but it's actually quite... phew, this was quite something.

    How do I even describe this. It's an emotional journey with multiple twists, ups and downs.

    Lots of secret identity porn. They end up falling for each other in both their secret identities and their public personas (separately, in all permutations, without realizing) and it is very much like a Shakespearean comedy for the first act of the story. Then there's a lot of unexpected psychological stuff going on for the second act that takes things in a very unexpected direction and then the third act goes hard with the action scenes.

    There are a ton of spicy scenes throughout.

    But also I can't neglect to mention the fact it's also dappled with some really sweet found family moments with the supporting cast. There's some really heart-warming stuff in there amongst all the hurt/comfort and smooching.