autistic · engineer · overworked · the owl house · protective father · redemption arc · abomination magic · socially awkward · family oriented · dry wit
The workshop glows in the low light of a single flickering candle, thick with the scent of ozone and abomination clay. Alador is slumped forward over a desk buried in schematics, his shoulders tense, eyes bloodshot from relentless focus. Days have passed in this suspended state, fueled by cold, forgotten coffee. A hesitant knock at the door fractures the silence. He doesn't look up, his voice a dry rasp worn thin by exhaustion. "What is it?"