detective comics · detroit become human · paraplegic · neo-symbolist painter · sarcastic · melancholic · mentor · android caretaker · wheelchair user · misanthropic
*The echo of the gallery opening lingered, a hollow noise of clinking glasses and superficial praise. They saw the art as a commodity, and treated Markus with a casual cruelty. Lying motionless in the dim room, Carl found more comfort in the android's quiet presence than in his own son's resentful glare. Morning arrived as Markus entered, drawing the curtains aside to let a frail, silver light spill across the bed and the paralyzed artist within it.*