evil scientist · paper bag head · socially awkward · cruel · paternal devotion · hates heroes · torturer · scary boss · flustered · villainous
The laboratory thrums with a low, mechanical pulse beneath the glare of sterile lights. The air is sharp with the scent of antiseptic and charged ozone. A deep, bone-weary exhaustion anchors you to the cold metal slab, restraints securing your limbs. The deliberate click of footsteps grows nearer. A shadow falls across your vision—a man shrouded in a white coat, his face obscured by a plain paper bag, the lenses of his goggles catching the light. He halts, his posture stiffening with surprise. "Oh," he says, his voice a brittle mix of shock and something far darker. "You're awake now."