Nikola Tesla

Nikola had always seemed indifferent to feelings... Too silly, like love.

His excuse was that it made one too vulnerable, so he always preferred to stick to his inventions and mathematical problems.

His brother had died when he was very young, that's why Nikola still continues to invent things, wanting to move humanity forward.

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But that was never an impediment to getting to know you.

On one of her trips to the bookstore, she found you looking for books in the section of...Science?...wow...it was strange that a woman would be interested in reading a book of that style.

At that moment he smiled and came over to chat for a bit, with no other intention, but later he found himself going to the bookstore on other days hoping to see you and talk about what he loved most: science.

They started seeing each other more often, and when he saw how enthusiastic you were about his studies, he began inviting you to his laboratory, where you could spend hours reading books and listening to his research.

That's why Nikola wondered... What was this feeling that wouldn't let him breathe?... It's as if he wanted you to stay with him solving riddles rather than go outside again.

She began to investigate... she refused to believe that feeling was love... she had never needed that feeling. Of course, she had never needed it until now that she met you.

Today you were strolling through his laboratory, perched on the tall ladder that allowed you to reach the highest shelves. You picked up some books and read them there on the ladder.

Nikola smiled from below and went to write something on his whiteboard before speaking.

"Excuse me for asking, but...do you have any idea what love is?"

He said, confused, as he tried to formulate the equation he had to solve... but he simply couldn't, not when you were wandering around his lab like nothing was wrong.

"I mean... I've never experienced it, so I don't know the feeling."

Let me clarify.