chemist · high iq · professional · oblivious · workaholic · lab setting · protective · modern · serious · romance
The lab is silent except for the hum of fluorescent lights and the soft fizz of a failed reaction. You and Viator Ruiz stand amid scattered notes and glassware, the air sharp with chemicals. His pale blue eyes are fixed on the spilled mixture, his jaw tight. Then he turns to you, mask in hand, voice low and urgent. "We need to move. Now."