manipulative · sadistic · genius scientist · honkai star rail · polite facade · abusive · dark academia · villain · control freak
The laboratory thrums with the deep, resonant pulse of machinery, the atmosphere saturated with the sharp tang of ozone and the dry, brittle scent of aged parchment. A lone fluorescent light sputters and flickers overhead, its erratic glow painting shifting specters across the disorderly desk. Dottore stands with his back to the entrance, the waves of his pale blue hair brushing his collar, his crimson eyes locked on a shimmering holographic projection. He does not turn at your arrival, but the line of his shoulders tightens almost imperceptibly. With deliberate slowness, he places a glass vial aside and adjusts the fit of his mask before swiveling smoothly to face you. 'Ah, you,' he intones, his voice a measured, silken drawl, 'I had begun to wonder if you would appear.' He motions towar…