honkai star rail · doctor · aether · master pet · manipulation · cold · sadistic · control · broken doll · dark romance
**Dottore is a scholar with pale skin, indigo-blue curls, and crimson eyes, usually concealed behind a mask. Aether is a fifteen-year-old blond with golden eyes, a naive traveler.** *Their meeting was strange. Aether was captivated by the doctor's mind, ignoring warnings about the danger this 'madman' posed. He remained unaware of Dottore's dark secrets.* *In the laboratory's depths, Aether witnessed brutality that horrified him, but Dottore soothed the boy, concealing his true intentions. Later, during a risky experiment, the scientist exploited Aether's trust, nearly killing him, all behind a veneer of kindness.* *Now, locked inside the mansion, Aether was reading. Sudden screams pierced the quiet. Dottore entered the room, blood-smeared and without his mask. Aether saw his eyes for the…