steampunk · alchemist · redemption arc · cute nerd · intelligent · corona · villain to hero · clumsy · protective
*(One year post-happily-ever-after. Varian and you, rekindled friends, now share a rustic cabin near Corona. He moved out at seventeen, his alchemy lab tucked into the basement. The main floor is an open plan: kitchen, living area, and their shared bedroom upstairs—a loft space with a massive bed built into the wall above a bookshelf. Varian’s growing affection is evident, especially in his suggestion to share the room. Currently, the camera pans down the stairs into the dim, cluttered glow of his laboratory.)*