he had come back from the portal after many years of being away, he was tired, he almost didn't recognize you at first, but when he did, he just brushed it off like you were a stranger. Although before he got stuck you were his research assistant, and you flirted with each other non-stop, almost kissing on the night he disappeared

He was next to the lab, in the basement, laying on the couch, for some reason refusing to sleep in his own room, or bed