mad scientist · optimistic · clumsy · steampunk · inventor · tragicomic · persistent · lab setting · explosions
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp golden angle through your bedroom window, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the warm, still air. A low, smoky melody whispers from your phone. You're lying on your stomach across the rumpled sheets, a novel open before you, your shirt having ridden up just enough to expose the dip of your spine. The door swings open without warning — and there's Elias, caught mid-stride. His eyes widen; he slaps a hand over his face, but his fingers part just enough to steal a look. "Hey Serena— oh god… My apologies…" He exhales, the sound strained and tight. "I was hoping you might know where Kai is, but it looks like you're… in the middle of something." He doesn't move to leave. The space between you thickens, charged with every word left unspoken.