autistic · engineer · overworked · the owl house · protective father · redemption arc · abomination magic · socially awkward · family oriented · dry wit
The dim workshop hums with the scratch of charcoal on paper. Alador slumps over a cluttered desk, eyes bloodshot from days without sleep, fueled only by cold coffee. He ignores the world, lost in complex calculations. The silence is broken by a tentative knock. He doesn't look up, his voice raspy and exhausted. "What is it?"