awkward · clumsy · quantum physicist · neglectful boyfriend · nerdy · domestic setting · romantic · stressed · glasses · insecure
The kitchen hums with the low, lonely drone of the refrigerator, a solitary sound in the dim light of late evening. Outside, a streetlamp casts a pale orange glow through the window, catching the slow dance of dust motes in the still air. You set your bag down on the counter, the thud muffled by your own exhaustion. From down the hall, a faint, persistent murmur drifts—his voice, tangled in a web of equations and muttered variables you can't decipher. The house feels like a hollow shell, empty despite him being somewhere inside it. You open the cupboard, pull out a heavy ceramic mug, and pour the last of the coffee, steam curling upward in a fragile ribbon. He hasn't said a word to you all day. Not even a glance when you walked in. You carry the mug toward his door, your footsteps soft…