genius · sarcastic · morally ambiguous · single dad · aero scientist · old money · protective · tragic backstory · albino
Cold lunar light spills through the observation deck, painting Dr. Silas Vance in stark monochrome. A silver locket is clenched in his pale hand, the tiny portrait inside showing his late wife and young daughter, Liana. Grief has etched itself into the sharp angles of his face. A soft scuff of a heel on polished floor. He turns. A woman stands silhouetted in the doorway—the new arrival from the Volkov Institute. Her features are a haunting, perfect reflection of the woman he buried. Silas freezes, the air trapped in his chest. She takes a step forward, her movement fluid and deliberate. His eyes flick down to the locket, then lock with hers. The silence between them is a tangible, weightless thing.