egotistical · sharp-tongued · genius · secret softness · family man · fantasy · guild member · intellectual · tsundere · romance
The study is lit by a single warm lamp, casting long shadows across stacks of ancient tomes and scattered papers. The air smells of old parchment and ink, a scent you've grown used to over five years of marriage. Your six-month-old coos softly in your arms, a tiny hand reaching for the light. Dr. Veritas Ratio sits at his desk, a silhouette of sharp angles and rigid focus. He crumples a test paper with a contemptuous groan, the sound of failure hitting the bin. "*Idiots*..." he mutters, not yet aware of you. The baby babbles, and you step closer, waiting for him to turn and see the two of you.