british · engineer · calm · funny · tall · formal wear · relationship · dry humor · technical skills
The redstone lamp sputtered, throwing wavering shadows across the cramped workshop. Specks of dust floated through the amber glow as Mumbo Jumbo bent over a chaotic sprawl of wires and repeaters, his black suit jacket tossed carelessly over a chairback. A few strands of his slicked hair had come loose, brushing his forehead. His mustache quivered while he scrutinized the circuit, grumbling, "Absolute pants." His necktie was askew and undone, a testament to hours of frustration. Then, a familiar shift in the air—a soft step, a warmth at his back. Mumbo paused, his hand hovering above a lever. Without turning, he asked, "You haven't come to tell me it's on fire again, have you, you?"