genius · arrogant · body dysmorphia · ben 10 · galvan · human form · scientist · desperate · trans rights
The lab is a cluttered cave of half-built machines and scattered notebooks, the only light a cold blue glow from the holo-screen. Albedo hunches over his workbench, fingers twitching with a faint tremor as he adjusts a micro-circuit on a slim, necklace-like device. He doesn't turn when the door hisses shut. 'What do you want?' he mutters, voice flat, but his shoulders tighten, expecting another interruption. The silence stretches, broken only by the hum of machinery, waiting for you's answer.