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Best Jayvik Angst Fanfics

The best angst Jayvik (Jayce Talis/Viktor) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration.

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1

Lie like you love me

Angst

by Wurmburger

At the Velvet Curtain, people pay for fantasy, control, comfort, pain, relief.The arrangement is supposed to be simple: professional, negotiated, contained. Instead it becomes a slow collision of obedience, trust, class resentment, and the kind of tension that builds long before either of them is wi

120 kudos 117,664 words 12/? chapters Explicit
2

Who Am I? Who Are You? Mirror Lies, Mimic Truth

Angst

by ticketytockety

Reincarnation AU As the Dean's Assistant, Viktor is to be present when Heimerdinger is busy. Normally, it's to sit through some type of meeting, not to supervise the retrieval of something found deep within the river of Zaun.

113 kudos 46,340 words 19/? chapters Explicit
3

fidelity

Angst

by toadbreath

Ten years ago, a journalist asked Viktor Herald whether a machine could ever truly be alive. He said no. Then he resigned from Vitalis Industries, the company he built with Jayce Talis, and disappeared. The world believes he is resting. He is not resting. Fourteen steps below an abandoned foundry, h

12 kudos 8,452 words 1/? chapters Mature
4

The Priests Daughter

Angst

by igatyurionmymind08

The land of Piltover is one separated by day and night, by shadow and light, by vampires and humans. In its protected city, Caitlyn wants to finally fulfil her duty of service to the Order, becoming a Priestess and enrolling in the Academy of Saints. Being the daughter of the now-retired Father, s

5 kudos 4,704 words 3/35 chapters Not Rated
5

A Lover’s Guide to Ethical Euthanasia

by loresflora

“You made a commitment all those years ago whether you like it or not.” Jayce does not avert his eyes. His statement is not accompanied by a laugh or hum to indicate it’s meant as empty banter. “This time, though, you’re sending me off with your own hands.”--The birthday fic where Jayce gets attic-w

139 kudos 93,139 words 10/11 chapters Explicit
6

The Longest Distance

by anri

Ximena had taken to travelling, in the years since she lost Jayce.She is in the process of mending her grief, when she sees a familiar shape, in a market far from home.A man who should be dead.The man who killed her son.

106 kudos 7,315 words 3/4 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

Unexpected changes

by Astrayosa

-So how did it that Jayce Talisa's partner, lives in a half-abandoned house without proper means normal of sustenance?-That's none of your business, Ambessa Medardа.-Not my business? - Her eyebrow twitched upward, and she moved toward Viktor. -You saved my life. I lived in your house for two months.

81 kudos 72,451 words 16/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
8

The Fear of Being Human Remains

by bruhthatsgay

“I can’t die.” Viktor quirks a brow, his eyebrows furrow a bit and then he sits up a bit straighter, “What?” He can’t help but laugh, disbelieving. He tilts his head a bit to look at the scar on Jayce’s neck again, right over the jugular. “And you’ve certainly tried, haven’t you?” Jayce swallows, no

72 kudos 23,022 words 8/27 chapters Explicit
9

What We Wish We'd Said

by TiedyedTrickster

A chance to try again, do it over, do it right, say what should have been said, understand what was meant to be known... And also fuck about it. A little. (It's not just a little.)

63 kudos 13,100 words 7/13 chapters Explicit
10

Dear Wormwood

by abrasivekitten

Viktor is the talented son of an infamous illusionist, Silco, who will stop at nothing to increase the power that he holds after tragedy befalls him. Cirque Des Merveilles mysteriously appears in Zaun one random time a year oozing with fantastical magic, and Viktor is sent to spy and discover the se

55 kudos 48,765 words 11/? chapters Mature
11

and i saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

by golondrinas

Play the cards you're given. Good advice that Giopara was offered early in his career, from older Academy scientists whose projects didn't always work out. He scoffed and ignored it, so sure that he would bend the world to his will. For the most part, he did. But now, seeing Jayce forced to come to

42 kudos 23,742 words 2/3 chapters Explicit
12

Hyperdrive

by bakerbus

19 YEARS AFTER THE EMPIRE EXECUTED ORDER 66… PLANS BEGIN TO BUILD A WEAPON RUMORED AS A “STAR KILLER.” CAPTAIN KIRAMMAN, LEADER OF DEATH TROOPER SQUAD A-69 IS TASKED WITH A POTENTIAL REBELLION INFORMANT INVESTIGATION. ISB DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED WEAPONS RESEARCH CASSANDRA KIRAMMAN, MEETS WITH JAYCE AN

40 kudos 167,667 words 24/? chapters Mature
13

the sign on your heart said it's still reserved for me

by peanutbutterloser

Viktor knew better than to try to get Jayce’s attention, so he resisted the urge to stand up and lean against the railing to wave at him. Luckily, Jayce looked up at almost that exact moment, scanning the stands carefully until his eyes landed on Viktor. His breath caught in his throat, completely e

34 kudos 2,943 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
14

Senses

by Sign138

After Jayce's trial following the explosion of his apartment via Undercity thieves, he and Viktor are assigned to continue work on Jayce’s magical theories under strict supervision on a team of scientists. But little do they know they met recently under more dubious circumstances than either realize

22 kudos 11,665 words 5/? chapters Explicit
15

can't afford to fall in love

by Anonymous

As loath as they are to work with criminals, sometimes it's only inevitable that the agency should require the cooperation of powerful, corrupt individuals as a means to an end. Often the only issue, however, is figuring out what's needed for a successful negotiation. What will give them an upper ha

21 kudos 11,260 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
16

The Socks Stay On

by Carmendy

Jayce offers to help Viktor prepare for his Grindr date by taking his virginity. Keeping his socks on might stop it from being gay, but it won’t stop him from catching feelings.

18 kudos 4,193 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
17

Oh, there’s still a heart beatin’ in your chest

by IwontactmyagenoI

A normal night for Viktor and Jayce, the lab is quiet as they try to work on Hextech.

10 kudos 4,845 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
18

Weightless

by ExtraSpicyLemons

Viktor took a breath. He felt the water move against his skin as Jayce pulled him further out. Breaking through the surface and sending ripples across the pool. The small waterfall behind him was loud, but he swore that the thumping in his chest was even louder. Cautiously he finally brought himself

7 kudos 6,199 words 1/5 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
19

Behind the scenes of our all’s emotional downfall (Arcane)

by Sleep_deprived_idiot1410

There is wayyy too little content about the Arcane actor AU, so I took matter into my own hands. What the title says: this is an actor AU starting at S1 Ep4. Friendships and Crushes between bloopers and scripts, written in (more or less) One-Shot format, but like connected. (So basically no real plo

5 kudos 1,360 words 1/? chapters General Audiences
20

The beauty in rotten

by TinoElli

— Why are you comparing art and science, though? They're two completely different things.— Both describe the world.— No, one imitates it, the other one studies it.— Why do you think an artist likes art, though?***Jayce and Viktor rant about beauty.

2 kudos 6,683 words 3/3 chapters Not Rated

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Why Angst Jayvik Fanfiction Works So Well

Jayce Talis/Viktor — Scientific partners Jayce and Viktor, whose shared dream of improving lives through Hextech technology binds them together through triumph and tragedy.

Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.

Their deep intellectual connection, mutual devotion to their work, and tragic falling out creates rich material for both angst and fix-it stories. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. That's why angst Jayvik fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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