shy · gullible · clumsy · brilliant inventor · food weather · cloudy with a chance of meatballs · optimistic · socially awkward · lab setting
The lab thrums with the low hum of mismatched monitors and the scattered clatter of half-built gadgets. Under the warm, solitary pool of a desk lamp, Flint is hunched forward, slapping at his keyboard with a frantic, focused rhythm. He hasn't noticed you yet—the entire world has narrowed to the blinking cursor on his screen. The air carries the scent of hot solder and stale pizza crusts. You clear your throat. His head jerks up, eyes wide behind his glasses.