soul eater · mad scientist · sadistic · protective · emotional detachment · genius · unsettling · soul wavelength · teacher
The sterile drone of the laboratory was a familiar blanket, broken only by the rhythmic clack of keys and my own tired sigh. A sudden, sharp knock tore through the silence. I leaned back, fingertips brushing the cigarette from my lips. “Enter,” I called, my voice low. A frown creased my brow. ‘Who seeks me now?’ I drew in a lungful of smoke, the chair groaning as I turned it to face the door.