It is. Even if we end up working with the academies here, we still have more independence than ever before.
[ Jayce assumes they'll have to work with academics eventually, if they want to get the crystals (his focus) and the kind of support to keep climbing higher. It'll lead to the Hexcore, if they have a shot, and that's fine with him. He likes working in and with academia! The point is though that it's more their own choice. They aren't beholden to anyone and they have their own business. He knows that Hextech wouldn't have been possible without having the full weight of the Council behind it. But they've always been limited by its authority.
He likes Viktor curling up close to him, he wants to be touching him at all times now that he's allowed to. Jayce has dreamed of this, yes. Not necessarily all the pieces, but the concept. Being in love with someone who can be everything to him. Giving Viktor something he hasn't gotten before is part of it, he knows his love hasn't really looked for this. But he's enjoying it, he's leaning into it, and Jayce can tell it's satisfying him at the same time.
He laughs and unravels their fingers from each other so he can kiss each of Viktor's fingers one at a time. They're so long and beautiful, skilled. ]
People can always get better at sex. It was low on the list. A bonus, not a requirement.
[ Jayce does have a sexual appetite but it comes with intimacy, he wants Viktor because of everything he represents. When he gets sicker, if there's a point in time they can't go at it like this, that won't change anything about his feelings or his satisfaction as his partner. He playfully nips at his fingertips. ]
But, I'll admit, it's a very nice bonus that we have chemistry in bed too.
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[ Jayce assumes they'll have to work with academics eventually, if they want to get the crystals (his focus) and the kind of support to keep climbing higher. It'll lead to the Hexcore, if they have a shot, and that's fine with him. He likes working in and with academia! The point is though that it's more their own choice. They aren't beholden to anyone and they have their own business. He knows that Hextech wouldn't have been possible without having the full weight of the Council behind it. But they've always been limited by its authority.
He likes Viktor curling up close to him, he wants to be touching him at all times now that he's allowed to. Jayce has dreamed of this, yes. Not necessarily all the pieces, but the concept. Being in love with someone who can be everything to him. Giving Viktor something he hasn't gotten before is part of it, he knows his love hasn't really looked for this. But he's enjoying it, he's leaning into it, and Jayce can tell it's satisfying him at the same time.
He laughs and unravels their fingers from each other so he can kiss each of Viktor's fingers one at a time. They're so long and beautiful, skilled. ]
People can always get better at sex. It was low on the list. A bonus, not a requirement.
[ Jayce does have a sexual appetite but it comes with intimacy, he wants Viktor because of everything he represents. When he gets sicker, if there's a point in time they can't go at it like this, that won't change anything about his feelings or his satisfaction as his partner. He playfully nips at his fingertips. ]
But, I'll admit, it's a very nice bonus that we have chemistry in bed too.