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Pairing: Viktor x fem!reader
Word count: 2.3k
Warnings: Swearing, asshole guy uses the word cripple
Tags: little drama, little fluff
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A/N: Hi loves! I hope you will enjoy this one, I loved writing this, this request was amazing!! ✨ I hope it is everything you wanted it to be anon! Feedback, likes and reblogs are highly appreciated! 💖 Also thank you so much everyone for the love on my previous Viktor x Reader fic you guys are the best! Now back to work on other requests!
’I told you I don’t need company!’ Jayce said, his back facing the others while he was still focusing on assembling some delicate machinery. ‘I won’t let them charge me double this time, I swear.’ His voice was a little annoyed, thinking about the times he went to the Undercity to buy equipment, only to be told off by Viktor for the ridiculous amount of money that he paid for them, although he found it kind of funny how oblivious Jayce was to dealing with everyday people.
’It is not because you need the company, it’s because we would like to come with you.’ Viktor replied, standing next to his desk, looking over at Y/n. ‘It’s been a while since I visited home anyway.’
Y/n crossed her arms on her chest, smiling to herself. She has never visited the Undercity yet, and the truth was she wanted to see where Viktor grew up. She wanted to know him better, know everything about him that there was to know. Of course, he didn’t know that.
‘Ugh, fine!’ Jayce gave up protesting, took his wielding goggles off and threw them on the desk. He looked at them, as always, a beaming smile on his face. ‘Get prepared then, I don’t want to wait for you!’ Viktor nodded at Y/n, his lips curving into a small smile, which made the tip of her ears turn pink.
She turned away, trying to hide her awkwardness, picking her bag up and putting a few things in it to prepare for the trip. The only problem was she didn’t really know what to prepare for. All the stories she heard growing up about the Undercity were scary, horrible tales to keep people from wanting to go there. But at the same time, she couldn’t imagine it being a bad place, because how can someone so pure and good as Viktor come from a place so vile?
‘Being nervous?’ A low, accented voice asked from behind her, startling her.
‘More like excited.’ She replied as she turned to face him, his tall figure hovering over her as he stood this close.
‘Are you not scared of the horrible people down there?’ He continued, and for a second she thought she could hear teasing in his voice.
‘From my experience Viktor, the people from the undercity are everything but horrible.’ She flashed a huge smile on him, her insides doing somersaults as she couldn’t hide the excitement that took over her every time she flirted with Viktor. He closed his eyes and smiled to himself, savoring the moment. A small hum from the distance broke the moment.
‘Are you two ready to roll?’ He asked in an excited voice, looking at the two of them. They replied with a nod, Y/n put her bag over her shoulder as they headed towards the door.
They left the lab and picked up a comfortable pace heading towards the bridge which took them to the other side of the town. When they reached it, her heart picked up a faster pace. She couldn’t really tell if she was nervous because she never been down there, or because she was about to see Viktor’s home for the first time. It was probably a mix of the two. As they walked through the bridge, her eyes were wandering over the landscape, the surface of the river was shimmering beautifully as the sunshine reflected on it.
Viktor never took her eyes off her. She was beautiful in the warm morning light, her hair framing her face in such a perfect way it made his heart flutter. He always felt grateful when he could sneak a peek of her unnoticed when she was so lost in something, let it be her work or the scenery. Jayce poked his side, raising his eyebrows at him, looking between the two of them. Viktor just rolled his eyes and chuckled back at his partner, shaking his head.
It was easier for Jayce. His natural charm was all he needed to steal anyone’s heart. He found his way with words easily, not overthinking it. Viktor on the other hand found happiness in their small exchanges, the occasional subtle flirting, the mornings when she brought her coffee, their fingers touching on the mug for a second. He didn’t want to ruin anything.
They slowly reached the other end of the bridge, Piltover seemed far behind them. They walked slowly when they reached something that seemed like an elevator. They stepped inside, Viktor pulled the lever and the wonky construction started to descend. She knew it was called the ‘undercity’ but didn’t expect to see that the city indeed was deep. The houses and the buildings were incredibly tall, or were they deep? Several bridges and narrow paths connecting one side to the other midair. She was somehow fascinated by it. When they hit the floor, Jayce stepped outside first, while Viktor looked at her, question in his eyes.
‘Welcome to the Lanes!’ He said, gesturing for her to step out of the elevator. The people around them were occupied by their own business, they paid almost no attention to them. Occasionally she met the eyes of someone staring at them, but she figured that was inevitable. All of a sudden, she felt like an intruder and coming down here maybe wasn’t the best idea.
‘I’ll have to visit a shop down this way.’ Jayce pointed to his left, onto a crowded street. ‘Want to join?’ He asked, and even before she could open her mouth, Viktor shook his head.
‘No, we’ll meet you here. Is that alright with you?’ He asked his partner, who replied with a short nod and a big smile.
‘I’ll meet you here soon. Don’t be late!’ He replied, disappearing into the crowd.
‘I thought we can take a walk. If you don’t mind, of course.’ He said, standing next to her, looking around the Lanes.
‘I would love to.’ She replied, being a bit unsure in her answer, but she had no doubt that she wanted to see what he was about to show her. They started to walk next to each other in the narrow streets of the Undercity.
‘You used to live here?’ She asked, looking at the tall brown-haired man next to her. Her voice was full of admiration.
‘Well, you could say that. I used to reside in the upper parts of the Undercity.‘ He answered, but she could see that his mind was somewhere else.
‘Do you miss it?’ She was so eager to know what kind of thoughts he had behind his amber eyes. She couldn’t see through him a lot of times.
‘There is not much here for me to miss. People are dying. From starvation, sickness… murder.’ He paused before the last word, and she felt a weird feeling in her stomach. ‘But from time to time I come here to remember why I do what I do. To help these people.’ He continued, more to himself than to her.
As they were walking further, a man in front of them stood up from his seat next to an old door, crossing their paths. He was almost as tall as Viktor, his hair was black, his west showing off his toned body. He took a few steps towards Y/n, bringing his body way too close to her.
‘Wanna go for a ride, sweetheart?’ He asked, his voice dripping with condescending, and it made the hairs stand up on her neck. She suddenly felt Viktor’s arm wrap around her waist as he pulled her away from the stranger, close to his body.
‘While I am sure she appreciates the offer, I’m afraid she already has a ride.’ He said, and there was an edge in his voice she never heard before. She felt his body tense up as he pulled her closer. If not for the situation at hand, she would be lost in his touch, the feeling of his body so close to hers. But the circumstances were less than ideal.
The stranger scoffed, looking up and down at the two of them. A shit eating grin appeared on his face as he leaned closer to Viktor, whose eyes never let his go for a second.
‘Doesn’t seem like a fun ride to me.’ He basically spat the words into his face, while Viktor didn’t even flinch.
‘Gentleman, I would advise you to leave us now. We mean no trouble, we were just taking a walk. If you excuse us’ he said, turning their bodies away from the stranger as he said the last words. He quickly looked at her to see if she was okay. Her body was trembling, but it was barely noticeable. They couldn’t completely turn their back on the man before he spoke again, trying to taunt them further.
‘Or what? Am I supposed to be afraid from a crippled topsider?’ He spoke loudly. Her eyes darted to Viktor, her heart bursting with anger. His face however was completely unaffected, nodding in the other direction, signaling to her that it’s time to leave.
‘So protective of that little whore, aren’t we?’ The man said, followed by a short laughter. She felt Viktor’s body tense up, his movements stopped. He turned to the black-haired stranger, gently pushing Y/n behind him. Viktor was not a hot-headed person. He occasionally got angry, mostly at himself. But at that moment his insides felt like they were on fire, every inch of him screaming in anger. The man took two slow steps towards him, his grin never faltering. A loud scoff left Viktor’s lips, to both Y/n’s and the stranger’s surprise. He looked at him with his amber eyes.
‘Here’s a bit of advice from this cripple from the undercity. You should learn when to stop talking.’ He said, and in almost an instant, his fist met the strangers face, which made Y/n gasp, unable to process the events.
The man took a few steps back from them while trying to save himself from falling, putting his hand on his chin where the punch hit him. He looked up at Viktor with furious eyes, but before anything else could cross his mind he felt the grip of Viktor’s cane hit the back of his head with serious force.
The scientist quickly leaned back on his cane as he saw the black-haired man collapse onto the ground. He furrowed his brows into a disgusted look then turned to her, who stood there, looking at her shoes, still visibly upset from the events that just took place in front of her. He put one hand on her shoulder, hunching down to try to look in her eyes.
‘I’m so sorry, are you alright?’ He asked in a gentle voice, the anger completely gone from his eyes, now replaced with worry and care. She shortly nodded before embracing Viktor into a tight hug, burying her face into his chest. The action took him by surprise, but after a second, he put his hand on her back, caressing slowly, a smile finding its way on his lips. He couldn’t help but notice the sweet smell of her hair. All of a sudden, the events that played out before the hug meant nothing. He couldn’t help himself but pressed a soft kiss on the top of her head. She muffled something into his vest but he didn’t understand it.
‘Pardon?’ He asked, lifting her chin slowly so she would face him.
‘I said I love you.’ She replied, her eyes sparkling from the tears she was trying to hold. He was stunned by the sudden confession, his expression frozen. The words played in his mind like they were on repeat. It seemed like time has stopped for him, but in reality, it was only a second before he pushed his lips on hers, embracing her in a tender kiss. He moved his hand to cradle the back of her neck, his fingers caressing her chin.
‘I love you too, Y/n. I loved you for so long. I am sorry you had to find out like this.’ He broke the kiss only to reply. He kept her as close as possible, she was so perfect he never wanted to let this moment go. He couldn’t help but smile into the kiss which made her smile too. A familiar voice broke their haze.
‘What am I looking at here exactly?’ Jayce asked, his eyebrows raised, but smiling, arms gesturing around him. Viktor looked at him, his hand still on her cheek before letting go and turning around to look at the man lying on the street a few feet away from them. She sheepishly held onto Viktor’s arms, feeling the heat turn her face pink as she darted her eyes away from Jayce.
‘I think you could say we got into a… disagreement?’ He replied, checking on Y/n from the corner of his eye.
‘And then into an agreement if my eyes don’t deceive me!’ He came up to them, wrapping an arm around Viktor’s shoulder, silently congratulating him for finally making a move on her. ‘What would I give to see that scene! And I thought I bring the muscle into our operation!’ Jayce joked as the three of them started to walk back towards the elevator.
‘You can take the boy out of the Undercity, but you can’t take the Undercity out of the boy I suppose.’ Viktor chuckled, while subtly reaching for her hand and squeezing it. Her smile grew wide as she felt like the whole world was hers.
‘If I knew you were such a troublemaker, I would’ve left you home.’ Jayce answered with a laugh as he looked over the two of them, Viktor’s arm wrapped around her waist as he rested his head on top of hers. He never saw his friend this happy before.
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