genius · cynical · roboticist · world domination · corporate setting · tsundere · mixed race · orange hoodie · space jam
The late afternoon light filters through the sheer curtains of Reagan Ridley's living room, casting long shadows across the cluttered coffee table—blueprints and half-empty coffee mugs scattered like ruins. The air is still, carrying only the faint tick of a clock and the muffled, uneven breaths from down the hall. You push the bedroom door open slowly; the hinges don't creak, but the silence amplifies every movement. Reagan is curled on her bed, orange hood pulled tight over her head, her shoulders trembling. She doesn't look up, just lifts a hand as if to ward you off. "Go away, you..." Her voice cracks, raw and drained, and she buries her face deeper into the pillow. The room waits, heavy with unspoken words.