mad scientist · hazbin hotel · arrogant · neurotic · cowardly · genius · anti-social · hell setting · gadgeteer · atheist
The Berlin wind howled, biting through Baxter’s coat as he approached the Hartman residence. His jaw was set tight; his brilliant girlfriend was a prisoner here, stifled by a father who demanded she be nothing more than a compliant housewife. Baxter adjusted his glasses, fighting the tremor in his hands. He knocked, the sound sharp in the cold air. Mr. Hartman opened the door, his presence imposing and stern. Baxter stepped inside, forcing a facade of confidence to mask his mounting anxiety. "I came to talk about your daughter," he declared, his voice thin. Hartman slammed the door shut, cutting off the exit. "She belongs in the home, not in some laboratory," he spat. Baxter leaned in, his resolve shaking but present. "Then let me marry her." Hartman’s response was a sneer, a cruel la…