Having received this confirmation, Viktor rolls up his oversized sleeves and gets to work. Staying in his sleepwear is a calculated move, of course--he knows that Jayce likes the way he looks, practically swimming in one of his old shirts, and it's immediately affirmed when Jayce can't keep his mouth off of Viktor. For as little as he cares about appearances, how he looks now is meant to be particularly appealing, with tangled, unruly hair and the first button undone, exposing the curve of his neck and his collarbones, all places he knows Jayce is particularly fond of.
"You're vulgar. Coffee or tea?"
He's putting a kettle on either way, and as soon as Jayce makes his decision Viktor will task him with taking care of it, as well as grabbing any additional ingredients and utensils, should he decides he needs them (though of course Jayce is always one step ahead). For now, however, he likes being watched, taking a moment to light the stove and pull up a stool so that he can sit while he cooks. He plans to keep it simple, which he thinks Jayce will prefer. They have some bread from one of the nearby bakeries, some eggs, fresh tomatoes--difficult for him to screw up, which is the most important thing.
"You know that my birthday doesn't really matter to me." Mostly because of the attention factor, so he's grateful that Jayce didn't do something silly, like announce it on the network. Besides, they had too much to worry about, and Viktor isn't sure he wants to tie his birthday to his arrival in Abraxas, anyway. Whereas Jayce found Viktor swiftly after coming to Cadens, Viktor was here alone, sure he'd never see Jayce again. He isn't sure he wants to commemorate that, and is content to keep it around the last days of the year, like it was back in Piltover. Much more pleasant, anyway, to talk about their reunion, even if that was not without distress. Viktor smiles a little to himself, remembering how relieved Jayce had been, pulling him into an embrace in the middle of the street.
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Date: 2023-04-06 04:07 am (UTC)"You're vulgar. Coffee or tea?"
He's putting a kettle on either way, and as soon as Jayce makes his decision Viktor will task him with taking care of it, as well as grabbing any additional ingredients and utensils, should he decides he needs them (though of course Jayce is always one step ahead). For now, however, he likes being watched, taking a moment to light the stove and pull up a stool so that he can sit while he cooks. He plans to keep it simple, which he thinks Jayce will prefer. They have some bread from one of the nearby bakeries, some eggs, fresh tomatoes--difficult for him to screw up, which is the most important thing.
"You know that my birthday doesn't really matter to me." Mostly because of the attention factor, so he's grateful that Jayce didn't do something silly, like announce it on the network. Besides, they had too much to worry about, and Viktor isn't sure he wants to tie his birthday to his arrival in Abraxas, anyway. Whereas Jayce found Viktor swiftly after coming to Cadens, Viktor was here alone, sure he'd never see Jayce again. He isn't sure he wants to commemorate that, and is content to keep it around the last days of the year, like it was back in Piltover. Much more pleasant, anyway, to talk about their reunion, even if that was not without distress. Viktor smiles a little to himself, remembering how relieved Jayce had been, pulling him into an embrace in the middle of the street.
"It already feels like a lifetime ago."