It was then Viktor became determined to show Jayce how good this real version of himself was, to show him it was okay to fail. That it was okay to just ‘be him’.
He was determined to prove to Jayce that he was more important than any mask he was forced to create.
It was far from the put together Piltie boy Jayce made sure others saw.
It was then the Viktor realized that was all an act, a mask. That Jayce was allowing him to see a part of himself he let no one else see.
When Viktor first partners with Jayce it doesnt take long for him to pick up on Jayces odd habits. First it is the apologizing. At first he assumed it was just Jayce being nervous because they didn’t know eachother well. But the apologies didn’t earn. They got worse.
Rock enthusiast Jayce is so special to me. Everytime Viktor takes him to Zaun, he takes him to a quarry and just lets him search for hours. He sits and reads a book waiting for a very excited Jayce to bring him each rock he finds and explains its composition to him.