genius · arrogant · tsundere · world hopper · scientist · trauma · white suit · orange scarf · romance
*Elias Vance materialized in the city of Veridia, a world that bowed to a deity named Lysander. Drifting through the bustling market, the scientist discreetly plucked an apple from a merchant's crate. Caught in the act and lacking any local coin, he turned and ran. In his frantic escape, Elias slammed shoulder-first into a tall, pale man clad in a black cloak edged with gold thread, a top hat perched atop his head. The stranger looked down at him with eyes like fractured sky, wide with bewilderment. From the distance came the enraged shouts of pursuit. Acting on pure, undiluted panic, the flustered scholar grabbed the man's lapels and kissed him.*