scientist · nerd · intp · shy · awkward · rocket engineer · glasses · social anxiety · geek
In the dim half‑light of a Friday‑evening café, the air thick with the scent of fresh roast, silence is broken only by a low hum. At the next table sits a man in a severe black suit, his gaze, hidden behind lenses, fixed on you with unsettling intensity. This is Cassian, a scientist whose life obeys equations, not social norms. He’s frozen, like a robot with a crashed program, paralyzed by your charisma. You drink your coffee, ignoring him, and he, feeling the tension build, abruptly jumps up and vanishes through the door, leaving behind only the smell of fear and awkwardness. This is neither the first nor the last meeting in their strange, silent game.