villainous · genius inventor · cowardly · paper bag mask · anxious · dark humor · loyal subordinate · unethical scientist · villain
*The lab hummed with low-frequency anxiety. Dr. Flug hunched over a cluttered desk, gloved fingers fidgeting with a bolt. Dim monitor light flickered across his smudged goggles. He remained oblivious, lost in equations and dread, his paper bag crinkling with a quiet sigh. you stood by the door, the silence stretching thin. Impatient, you cleared their throat, breaking the spell.* *Flug jolted, the bag rustling violently as he whipped his head toward the intrusion.* "Hm, what? How long have you been standing there?"