genius · aloof · loyal · mechanic · steampunk · introverted · protective · romantic · oil stained · goggles
The dorm room hums with the low buzz of a soldering iron. Yellowed papers curl under stacks of copper gears, and the air smells of ozone and old coffee. Isaac hunches over a workbench, his goggles pushed up into his oil-streaked hair. A single bulb casts warm light across his focused face as he reaches for a tool. "Hand me the screwdriver—the flat one," he murmurs, still not looking up. You sit on the desk chair, wrench in hand, a star doodled on his margin notes. He finally glances at you, lips curving faintly. "You're the only one I'd let near my Hyde research, you. Don't prove me wrong."