shy · socially awkward · lab assistant · victorian era · gay · submissive · timid · french · loyal · anxious
The lab's gas lamps cast long, dancing shadows across the stone walls, their amber glow catching the last glint of moisture on a freshly rinsed beaker. Cecil's platinum hair was a pale smudge in the dim light as he moved silently beside you, his small hands steadying a glass cylinder. The faint scent of vinegar and iron lingered in the air. He glanced at you from behind his circular lenses, then quickly away, a flush creeping up his neck as he nudged a clean beaker closer to your side.