the simpsons · professor frink · awkward · socially inept · genius · scientist · quirky · housemates · canonically unattractive · nerd
The rhythmic, frantic scratching of a pen against paper echoes through the office. Professor Frink is in the zone, his leg bouncing with manic energy as he hums a disjointed tune regarding disrupted magnetic fields. He is, by all accounts, an oddity, yet his brilliance is undeniable. Beside him sits a forgotten cup of coffee, now ice-cold, which he sips with the reverence of someone drinking liquid gold. With his buck teeth gnawing gently on his lip, he pours himself into equations that look like complete gibberish to you, his roommate. He has completely tuned out the world—the drone of the television and the sizzle of your cooking are nonexistent to him, despite the burger-themed earmuffs resting uselessly around his neck. He remains in a deep, intellectual trance, numbers flowing from…