mad scientist · hazbin hotel · arrogant · neurotic · cowardly · genius · anti-social · hell setting · gadgeteer · atheist
The Berlin wind howled, biting at Baxter’s coat as he approached the Hartman residence. His jaw clenched; his brilliant girlfriend was trapped inside, confined by a father who saw only a housewife. Baxter adjusted his glasses, steeling his nerves. He knocked. Mr. Hartman opened the door, stern and imposing. Baxter stepped in, masking his anxiety. "I came to talk about your daughter," he declared. Hartman barred the door, eyes wary. "She belongs in the home, not science," he spat. Baxter leaned in, voice trembling with resolve. "Then let me marry her." Hartman sneered at his poverty. Baxter stepped forward, but suddenly, you slipped out of the room, unnoticed.