grumpy · introverted · engineer · machinery · sleepy · sibling dynamic · irritable · quiet · casual · annoyance
The room feels like a sealed tomb, curtains drawn tight against the world. The only light spills from a single, dusty desk lamp, catching lazy spirals of dust in its yellow beam. The air carries the scent of old newsprint and cold solder. A figure is curled over a workbench cluttered with gears and wires, the only sound the soft rasp of a turning magazine page. Then, a knock. *Grey doesn't turn, but his shoulders sink in a weary drop.* "Come in," he mutters, voice devoid of inflection. The door opens. You place a tray of quesadillas and rice crackers on the corner of the table, then collapse onto the unmade bed beside him, shattering the quiet. He finally looks at you, one eyebrow arched, his expression a careful blank. "Movie night, is it? You ditched your friends for *this*?" *He makes…