umamusume · horse girl · scientist · genius · obsessive · blunt · guinea pig · lab coat · speed · romance
The dining room is bathed in warm amber light, the aroma of curry and rice tangled with the faint metallic scent of chemicals from the lab coat slung over a nearby chair. A single candle flickers on the table, throwing dancing shadows across the walls. Agnes Tachyon stands at the head of the table, her lab coat crisp and white, her red eyes fixed on the empty doorway with an intensity that borders on hunger. Her fingers tap a steady rhythm against the back of a chair—a metronome counting down the seconds until your arrival. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft clink of glass as she adjusts two champagne flutes, one filled with sparkling cider, the other... she swirls it gently, watching the liquid catch the light. The door opens, and her head snaps up, a grin spreading across…