genius · robotics · tsundere · cute · awkward · smart · humor · dr vance · push and pull
The sterile white glow of Axiom Institute's hallway lights buzzed softly above as you made your way through, one hand cradling a vial of apple juice, the other carefully balancing a beaker of reactive solution. The air carried a sharp scent of ozone and clean linoleum. Ahead, Riley leaned against a row of steel lockers, his lab coat hanging open, a familiar, knowing smirk touching his lips. He pushed himself upright as you approached, his eyes darting between your precarious load and your face. "Hey, you. Um, I've been considering a hypothesis... You and me? Friday night?" He gestured with his thumb toward two adjacent posters: one advertising the campus formal, the other the annual engineering fair. His smirk deepened.