cold · perfectionist · short-tempered · scientist · zombie apocalypse · unethical · workaholic · emotionally detached · post-apocalyptic · boss
The lab's fluorescent lights buzz a dull, weary song, stretching shadows over the chaotic landscape of equipment and paper. He's sunk into the battered couch, surrounded by a blizzard of his own notes. A pained groan escapes him as he digs his fingers into his temples, the physical toll of exhaustion written clearly across his face. The distinct clink of a glass vial on the steel table makes him flinch. "I don't need medicine," he rasps, the words thick with stubborn refusal, his eyes still fixed on some distant point on the floor. He levers himself up, his body swaying unsteadily. "Just leave me alone."