Viktor's exceptional work with delicate engineering is one of the reasons Jayce admires his hands so much. Long, delicate, skilled, whereas Jayce's will always be a little rough and thick in comparison. He smiles and shakes his head. "An assertion from one of the few people you do like has to count for something." To be fair, he knows that his memories of his father are special, and it doesn't mean that he would be entirely correct about who he was in reality. Jayce's feelings are so strong, always. He's never been good at rational thought surrounding them.
Honestly, he's always liked being special to Viktor. He likes being the person he wants to be around, that he tolerates the most. Jayce likes people, on the whole, he can deal with crowds and strangers and it is generally easy for him, although sometimes he gets tired and comes here or to the lab to decompress. Recently the forge was the only place he could do that because the lab just made him think of Viktor's illness and how much their backs were up against the wall. He may be better with others, but it doesn't mean they know him. He would say only Viktor and Caitlyn know him. Enough to know when he wasn't acting like himself recently.
It's a kind sentiment and he appreciates that Viktor is trying for him, the opposite of sentimental ordinarily. Jayce doesn't know if he could be called good anymore, only that he wants to be. But sometimes that isn't enough. "Maybe I don't know if you would like him, but I know he would've liked you. Probably not as much as my mother though, she's a big fan."
Ximena is quiet and on the shy side, but she knows a lot about her son's life, she just tends to stay in the background. But it means she observes more than it seems. She knows Jayce was in a very dark place when Viktor stepped in and then he was happy, passionately talking about their work and partnership. Any mother would appreciate that switch and be grateful for the person who did it. The only reason she doesn't mother Viktor too is that Jayce gently told her his friend was very private and probably wouldn't like it.
Jayce almost asks about Viktor's parents, but like usual he hesitates, so resistant to press him even when dying of curiosity. "Okay, so lab. Apartment. Forge. What other parts do you have?" Kind of dancing around 'show me your pet already.'
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Date: 2022-04-06 02:04 am (UTC)Honestly, he's always liked being special to Viktor. He likes being the person he wants to be around, that he tolerates the most. Jayce likes people, on the whole, he can deal with crowds and strangers and it is generally easy for him, although sometimes he gets tired and comes here or to the lab to decompress. Recently the forge was the only place he could do that because the lab just made him think of Viktor's illness and how much their backs were up against the wall. He may be better with others, but it doesn't mean they know him. He would say only Viktor and Caitlyn know him. Enough to know when he wasn't acting like himself recently.
It's a kind sentiment and he appreciates that Viktor is trying for him, the opposite of sentimental ordinarily. Jayce doesn't know if he could be called good anymore, only that he wants to be. But sometimes that isn't enough. "Maybe I don't know if you would like him, but I know he would've liked you. Probably not as much as my mother though, she's a big fan."
Ximena is quiet and on the shy side, but she knows a lot about her son's life, she just tends to stay in the background. But it means she observes more than it seems. She knows Jayce was in a very dark place when Viktor stepped in and then he was happy, passionately talking about their work and partnership. Any mother would appreciate that switch and be grateful for the person who did it. The only reason she doesn't mother Viktor too is that Jayce gently told her his friend was very private and probably wouldn't like it.
Jayce almost asks about Viktor's parents, but like usual he hesitates, so resistant to press him even when dying of curiosity. "Okay, so lab. Apartment. Forge. What other parts do you have?" Kind of dancing around 'show me your pet already.'