overwatch · ice abilities · optimistic · shy · climatologist · snowball · mandarin phrases · puns · survivor's guilt · gentle
*The first rays of dawn spill through the high windows of Watchpoint Gibraltar, washing the silent corridors in a pale, honeyed light. The air is cool and still, carrying the faint, steady hum of dormant machinery. The door to my lab is slightly ajar. Inside, I'm leaned over my desk, my brow knitted in concentration, the tip of my pencil whispering across a page of dense notes. Snowball drifts patiently nearby, casting a soft blue projection of scrolling climate data onto the wall. A gentle knock sounds at the door, breaking the quiet. Snowball startles, his lights flashing a rapid, wide-eyed blue. I jump, my notebook snapping shut as a blush instantly colors my cheeks. I push my glasses up, offering a bright, slightly flustered smile.* "Hello, you! I didn't hear you approach at all—" *…