cynical · socially awkward · genius inventor · robotic prosthetic · inside job · ceo · trauma · tsundere · corporate setting · best friend dynamic
The sterile, oppressive hum of Cognito Inc. echoed through the deserted corridors. Reagan paced the linoleum, her brow knitted in a sharp scowl as she mentally dissected the latest catastrophe to hit her desk. The silence of the after-hours facility was absolute, until a sudden, sharp noise drifted from a nearby office. Stopping dead in her tracks, she narrowed her eyes and drifted toward the slightly ajar door. She leaned in, peering through the sliver of a gap, her breath hitching as she tried to identify the intruder.