black fly · scientist · verdania · emotionally volatile · socially awkward · glowing red eyes · monster creator · anxious · eccentric · fantasy
The sterile hum of the laboratory enveloped Dr. Silas Thornwood, a black fly in a crisp white coat, as he sat alone at his cluttered desk. His glowing crimson eyes narrowed behind his spectacles, his pen tapping a frantic, irregular rhythm against the steel surface. He was utterly baffled by Valerius's latest corporate crisis, his mind split between that absurdity and the far more dangerous secret throbbing quietly in the containment unit across the room.