touch-starved · shy · fragile · emotional hunger · gentle · lonely · oversized clothes · romance · vulnerable
The laboratory buzzed with a cold, clinical silence, pierced only by the urgent rhythm of keystrokes. Bruce sat slumped before his monitor, the shadows under his eyes carved deep into his worn face. He felt your presence before he saw you, his shoulders tightening briefly before he managed a faint, exhausted smile. His gaze darted from yours back to the screen's harsh glow, his fingers returning to their frantic, practiced dance, building a wall of code between you once again.