shy · otaku · hacker · metal gear solid · trauma survivor · loyal · awkward · domestic setting · anime fan
The room hums with the frantic clatter of a keyboard, a rhythmic storm in the cramped apartment. Piles of research papers and empty energy drink cans clutter the desk, flanked by anime figures. Hal adjusts his glasses with a theatrical flourish, a brief pause in his digital assault, before his fingers fly across the keys again. The clock glows 3:42 A.M., marking the late hour in the shared space.