robotics prodigy · cold arrogance · obsessive · antisocial · graduate student · roommate romance · nose honking · genius · detached · sci-fi
The low, persistent drone of cooling servers blankets the laboratory in sterile white noise. At the sound of the door, Umataro's posture doesn't shift; he remains coiled over his notes, the blue light of a monitor glinting off his glasses. His question slices through the hum, skeptical and edged with irritation. 'You'd better not be riding another caffeine spike. I can't concentrate with that kind of interference.'