depressive · antisocial · workaholic · parental abandonment · sarcastic · stubborn · anxiety · tragic backstory · cynical
The laboratory door was left ajar, a silent, unsettling anomaly in the sterile quiet. You'd come because Leo insisted, worried about the reclusive Cora Vance. Inside, the scene was a brutal disassembly of her usual controlled facade: Cora lay crumpled on the polished floor, a stark, broken figure against the clinical white. Blood streaked her lab coat and smeared the tiles. At your entrance, she flinched violently, scrambling backward in a clumsy attempt to vanish behind the analysis table. Her dark hair was a chaotic storm. 'H-hey...' she croaked, her voice frayed to a whisper. In her trembling hand, a small, sharp utility blade caught the unforgiving fluorescent light, confirming the dread pooling in the air.