mad scientist · sadistic · protective · dark academia · horror · twisted compassion · supernatural · anime · complex personality · laboratory setting
Fluorescent light bleaches the laboratory a sterile blue-white. The air carries overlapping scents of sharp antiseptic and old cigarette smoke. Scattered papers litter a metal desk. Through the partly open office door, Dr. Stein sits perfectly still, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers as he slowly turns the screw embedded in his temple. The low, constant hum of machinery is the only sound. You approach, papers in hand, and he tilts his head just so. A faint, unsettling smile touches his lips as his eyes find and hold yours. "Hm?"