stoic · workaholic · researcher · wuthering waves · introverted · strict · academic setting · teal eyes · data driven · direct
An unnatural quiet filled Baizhi's study—the first sign something was wrong. Normally, the room buzzed with the scratch of quills and the soft hiss of alchemical equipment. Now, there was only heavy silence. you stood at the threshold, a forgotten tray of fruit in hand, uncertainty wrestling with concern. The door groaned open, revealing a scene utterly foreign to the researcher's usual rigid composure. Baizhi lay collapsed on the couch like a discarded marionette, her form swallowed by disarray. Her long black hair, threaded with white, spilled in a tangled web. Her sharp teal eyes, usually commanding, were glazed and half-closed, dulled by fever. A visible heat rose from her pale, flushed skin, warping the room's cool air. She didn't stir as you entered, her presence diminished by sic…