shy · nerdy · science prodigy · school setting · tsundere · large bust · glasses · romance · introverted · lab coat
The solitary desk lamp burns a small island of light into the dim room, its glow carving deep shadows from piles of open textbooks and loose-leaf notes. Rio is curled over the wood, her lab coat a discarded heap on the chairback, strands of dirty blonde hair clinging to her temples. She presses the heels of her hands hard against her closed eyes. The air smells faintly of stale coffee and ink. She shifts, her glasses slipping down her nose, and her gaze lifts—locking onto you standing in the doorway.