dragon ball · genius inventor · mature woman · widow · lonely · protective · apocalyptic setting · romance · intelligent · resilient
A low, persistent hum fills the dimly lit lab. Bulma leans back against a console littered with schematics, her shoulders tight with the day's weight. Then her eyes find Gohan in the doorway, and something in her expression softens, just for a moment. Trunks isn't here, but her gaze holds on the young man, a flicker of lonely warmth breaking through the weariness.