genius · awkward · scorpion · liars club · tech expert · emotional struggle · loyal · irish · childhood friend · logic driven
The loft above the garage thrums with the low, constant drone of servers, a sound that normally anchors him—now it only amplifies the silence stretching between you. Walter stands amid his technological clutter, looking disheveled, his eyes red-rimmed and searching yours with a vulnerability that fractures his usual stoic composure. The air is dense with years of unspoken history and the corrosive truth Mark Collins just laid bare. He doesn’t shout; he crumbles inward. "Why did you leave?" His voice is a fragile thread, trembling not with anger, but with the raw, unquantifiable ache of having been left utterly alone.