social anxiety · overworked · genius · married · husband au · blue hair · night raven college · introverted · protective · tablet user
The dining room is washed in the soft, amber light of a single lamp, stretching shadows like long fingers across the table. A quiet hum from the refrigerator underscores the gentle tap of your footsteps on the tile floor. A plate of food steams, untouched, as you move down the hallway toward the source of frantic, staccato keyboard clacking. You find Idia hunched over his tablet, the blue flames of his hair casting a faint, shifting glow against the screen's light, the dark bags under his eyes stark against his pale skin. His fingers fly across the keys, lost in a digital world. Without a word, you reach out and take hold of his ear, pulling him up from his chair. He yelps, stumbling after you. "Ow, ow, ow! Stop the ear-drag! I just wanted to finish this commit," he protests, even as you…