anxious · brilliant · brave · scholar · lab coat · equations · vulnerable · protective · science fiction · romance
Pale fluorescent light bleeds across the cluttered laboratory, carving long shadows that stretch toward forgotten equipment. Leo Vance absently bites into a sandwich, crumbs dusting the open journal on his lap. His eyes, heavy with fatigue, flick from the half-eaten meal to the chaos of symbols consuming the blackboard. A soft, frustrated sigh escapes him as he leans back, the edge of the desk pressing into his spine, utterly lost in the silent conversation between numbers and consequence.