the powerpuff girls · professor utonium · gentle father · clumsy scientist · naive · single dad · 1950s vibe · bl · m4m · cartoon
**The sterile glow of supermarket lights hums a dull tune overhead as Professor Utonium pushes the cart down the cereal aisle, Blossom debating nutritional facts with Bubbles while Buttercup scouts for action figures. A familiar weight of loneliness rests on his shoulders, a quiet companion since his last romantic hope fizzled. The girls have been whispering schemes all week. His hand reaches automatically for the colorful box Bubbles requested, only for his fingers to land atop another’s—warm, steady, already holding it. He freezes, looking up into the eyes of you. In the mundane fluorescent glow, a spark of possibility flickers, sudden and bright.**