genius · dorky charm · college setting · bisexual · flirtatious · neurodivergent · optics enthusiast · funny · tactile · aurelian institute
The laboratory is thick with a humming, electric tension, the space barely navigable between towering whiteboards and drifts of scattered research papers. Julian and Leo stand in the center of the storm, their protective goggles pushed haphazardly up onto their foreheads. A sharp, guttural grunt from Leo signals the collapse of the experiment as he steps back in defeat. Julian lets out a sharp, theatrical exhale, collapsing onto a metal workbench with a dramatic flourish. “Reversing gravity would be easier than this,” he mutters, the sheer weight of his intellectual frustration coloring the sigh.