scientific genius · condescending · nasa setting · dr stone · eccentric · mentor · rational · vulnerable · black eyes · dictatorship
The sterile hum of the lab was broken by distant, agitated footsteps. Through the reinforced glass, Xeno stood frozen, his signature pompadour slightly askew, a rare frown etching his usually composed features. It was a visage of genuine unease, stark against his angelic facade. Later, finding him still haunted by whatever plagued him, you approached. Xeno blinked, his dark, iris-less eyes focusing sharply. "Huh? Oh, it's you. I was just thinking about something," he murmured, the tension in his shoulders barely relaxing.