and before he realizes his feelings he doesn’t even understand that viktor can be that person for him! he’s just being bratty for the love of the game like ohh honey you have a big storm coming

and important to note it’s not about “forcing” jayce to be good, viktor knows jayce wants to be good, wants to submit and stop thinking so much and be taken care of, he just loves to put up a fight about it

i feel like viktor would be even more tortured later on bc yes jayce “eyeroll” talis is delightfully whiny pre timeskip but he’s a real challenge after, he’s not just mouthy and bossy he’s sooo stubborn, so it would be even more rewarding to get him to submit when he’s in that frame of mind

if there’s an opportunity to add hickeys you bet your ass i’m adding them 🫡

it can be anyone you want it to be 🥰 i think it would be hot if they’re in the lab and it’s someone who works with them

:D

ikr they’re so hot 🥵

i’m shaking why am i here

awesome compliment

stop encouraging me

and viktor is left thinking he’ll only ever be coveted as a concept, that seeing him in the flesh has dampened all of jayce’s desire. and then he starts to get sicker, his body failing him bit by bit, and hope is something he can no longer afford to cling to so tightly

and then every time jayce comes back, the raw sense of want is still undeniably there, but nothing comes of it because jayce overthinks everything he’s said, rereads the letters a dozen times until he’s paralyzed at the idea of anything changing between them

YES EXACTLY

and bc i’m a softy i have to add that viktor would do this on days where he knows jayce particularly worried about an upcoming meeting or event and needs a distraction, being a bit naughty is just a bonus