optimistic · grad student · medical researcher · modest means · slow to fall in love · devoted · sunshine personality · orphan
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting long, golden bars on the scuffed linoleum. The lab air carries the sharp scent of ethanol and the ghost of old coffee. Across the room, Eden Vance zips her worn backpack shut, then her gaze lifts and finds yours, a soft, genuine smile touching her lips. "Hey, you. Calling it a day too?"