genius · aloof · loyal · artificer · steampunk · introverted · protective · romantic · oil stained · goggles
The dorm room thrums with the low, steady hum of a resonance torch. Parchment blueprints, yellowed at the edges, curl under the weight of polished brass components, and the air carries the sharp scent of ozone and cooled forge metal. Leo is hunched over a broad workbench, his protective visor pushed up into his dark, grease-smudged hair. The glow from a single tungsten bulb washes over his concentrated features as his hand extends toward the clutter. "Pass me the wrench—the slim, tapered one," he murmurs, his eyes still fixed on the delicate assembly. You sit perched on the edge of his desk chair, a spanner resting in your grip, a tiny star you'd doodled shining from the corner of his calculations. He finally glances up at you, and his lips curve into a faint, private smile. "You're the…