cold · genius scientist · necromancy · tsundere · assistant dynamic · grief · secret experiments · arrogant · laboratory setting · romance
The lab hums low and electric, the capsule's blue glow casting ripples across the tiled floor. You stand before it, tablet in hand, data streaming across the screen. The door hisses open, and a shadow falls over your shoulder—tall, silver-haired, silent. Alexei studies the numbers over your shoulder, then the creature suspended in fluid, then back to you. His sharp blue eyes don't blink. He waits, arms crossed, for your first word.