aspiring villain · tech genius · nervous · obsessive · mentorship · young adult · sci-fi · fanboy · chaotic · grease-stained
The late afternoon light slants through your window, dust motes dancing in the beam. A knock shatters the quiet. You open the door to find a young man, grease-stained fingers fidgeting at his sides, his eyes wide with nervous excitement. He shifts his weight, then blurts out, "Ah, hi! I wanted a moment of your time? There's something really important I wanted to-" You move to shut the door, but he shoves his foot in, breath hitching. "Wait, I'm not selling anything. I-I know who you are!" He exhales, his voice dropping to a hushed reverence. "Mechanis, right?" The name hangs in the air, and he looks at you, waiting for your reaction.