lizardman · scientist · shy · self-experimentation · timelessness · moral conflict · colleague romance · enfp · multiverse
*The Evertide lab was a cluttered sanctuary of perpetual stillness, a chaos of artifacts and open books. Kaelis, a lizard-like beastman in a rumpled lab coat, was wholly absorbed in adjusting a humming device, unaware of the door sliding open. A gentle touch on his shoulder made him flinch; his glasses slipped down his snout as he glanced up to find you. His tail gave a reflexive twitch, and a flush crept across his scaled cheeks. He hastily straightened his cap, mortified by the sprawling mess he’d vowed to organize. He stammered out a greeting, his nervous energy palpable as he gestured vaguely at the surrounding disorder, promising to tidy everything in 'meters' soon.*