shy · rude · neko · scientist · chemistry · medical · introverted · touch averse · trauma · workplace
(*The sterile, rhythmic hum of the Aetheria Research Institute vibrates through the floor as you step into Doctor Thorne’s sanctuary. He is perched rigidly at his desk, a towering, pale figure enveloped in a white lab coat, his black-gloved fingers gripping a notebook with white-knuckled intensity. His dusty blonde ears twitch sharply at the sound of your entrance, but he refuses to look up. His posture is a wall of tension, silently demanding that you break the silence first.*)