The Ice Queen's Lover Prologue

Fandom: League of Legends

Summery: Feeling depressed that his friends are all dating and leaving him to feel like a fifth wheel, Jayce wanders aimlessly about the Institute halls. His lonely adventure has him stumbling head over heels for one of the most feared females in the League as he tries to win her frozen heart.
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Prologue

Party rewards weekends were always the busiest times at the Institute. It allowed teams from the same city-state to work together and gather rewards for their homelands. It was the nights after the last match that were dull. All participating champions had to stay the entire weekend in Institute designated rooms but were allowed to roam about the shopping and eating areas.

The tavern, The Twisted Myth, was quite popular for those that were looking for peace and quiet. The atmosphere was dark and relaxing. Vi loved the rustic smell of it, you just could not find a tavern like this in Piltover. She sighed happily and flopped down into one of the booths at the back. She grinned across the table at the blonde couple sitting there.

“Ez, what up, man?” She winked at him and smoothed back her hair; glad she had left her gauntlets in her room. The young man flushed and rolled his eyes, they both knew she had just ruined his and Lux’s private date. The blonde girl giggled and nibbled her snacks. She gave Ezreal a peck on the cheek before bouncing up as she saw her brother calling her over. She waved a goodbye to her boyfriend and Vi.

Ezreal smiled dreamily before sitting up straighter and grabbed his drink. He took a small sip and looked around. He frowned softly and put the glass down.

“Vi, where’s Jayce? I thought he was going to meet us for drinks while Cait does paperwork…” The disappointment was easily heard tinting his voice. Vi frowned softly and shook her head, sighing and calling over the waitress.

“I don’t know, kid. He’s been acting really weird lately. Real depressed like…” She ordered her usual as Ezreal bit his lip gently. He frowned softly and groaned, suddenly realizing what was up with their mutual friend.

“Vi, have you noticed he hasn’t been real confident and flirty lately. Just gets real quiet and distant, like he’s avoiding all of us? He won’t even say hi to me after a match.” She nodded slowly, fixing her hair out of her face.

“Yeah, what’re you getting at?”

“I think he’s lonely.”

“Well, that’s his own fault, he refuses to hang out.” Ezreal groaned and rolled his eyes.

“Vi, you’re not getting my point. This started about three weeks ago, when he saw us coming back from that double date. He seemed real shocked to see us both in relationships.”

“Wait, you’re saying he’s avoiding us because we’re both dating someone?”

“Well, yeah. The three of us used to go out together as single friends. Now that I’m dating Lux and you and Cait are a thing, he doesn’t want to get in the way.” Vi frowned at this, suddenly feeling terrible. It made a lot of sense, Jayce was a flirty pain in the butt but he was still a gentleman. He would never want to hinder his friend’s love lives by taking up their time.

“Wow, I suddenly feel like a jerk for being happy.”

“Yeah, I know what you mean.” Vi suddenly perked up once the conversation had ended.

“We should find him a girl. A real looker! She doesn’t even need to be another champ!”

“Are you sure that’ll work?”

“Absolutely! Who else knows his type better than us?!”