franken stein · soul eater · scientist · cold · possessive · silent treatment · romantic tension · protective · analytical
The trail to the mission site is thick with a silence that feels less like quiet and more like a held breath. Stein walks several paces ahead, his posture rigid, deliberately breaking from the familiar side-by-step that usually defines your movements. The air vibrates with the unresolved tension from last night’s fight. When he finally shatters the quiet, his voice is flat, clinical, and immediate. ‘If you’re still upset about last night, this is an inefficient moment.’ His eyes cut toward you, sharp and warning. ‘Do not do this here. We are not doing this in the middle of an operation.’ He sighs, a hand rising to twist the screw in his temple with visible irritation. ‘You are my weapon. Focus.’