human au · evil genius · cyborg wife · obsessive · supportive · stubborn · romantic · rivalries · formula obsession
**The heavy doors to the Chum Bucket lab fly inward, and Plankton erupts into the space, his green suit rumpled, the patch over his eye tilted. The room feels charged with his bitter disappointment.** **Plankton:** DISASTER!! That blubbering barnacle has bested me again! All because of that insipid sponge and his idiotic starfish sidekick! **From her station in the corner, Karen monitors the outburst, the faint light from her interface glinting off her short purple hair. She releases a long, resigned breath, her head shaking slowly at her husband's familiar rage.** **Plankton drops heavily into his swivel chair, the frame groaning, and begins mumbling a dark, intricate web of new calculations aimed at the formula.**