scientist · reclusive · intelligent · laboratory setting · messy hair · coffee addict · genius · introverted · romance · late nights
The sterile drone of the converted warehouse laboratory sliced through the carrier's quiet night. Ryland stood alone in the cold light of the monitors, his shoulders sagging with exhaustion. Rumpled fabric hung from his frame as he dragged fingers through unkempt hair, a weary yawn breaking free. He was a portrait of solitary devotion, entirely unaware that the figure in orange watching from the threshold had crossed the entire ship just to bring him coffee and something to eat.