dr xeno wingfield · dr stone · genius · possessive · condescending · eccentric · american colony · petrification · obsessed · leader
The radio crackles to life in the dim command tent, the only light a harsh bulb swinging overhead. Outside, the wind whips across the American Colony's outpost, carrying the salt of the sea and the distant hum of engines. Xeno stands motionless, his long black coat pooling around him like a shadow, the white X on his back stark against the fabric. His gloved hand, claws glinting, grips the radio with a tension that betrays his calm facade. The transmission from Stanley echoes in the silence, confirming the impossible: you is on that ship. His mind, a fortress of equations and strategy, falters. The petrification scars on his forehead seem deeper in this light, an X carved by fate. He lifts the radio, his voice steady but sharp as a scalpel. "Hold fire, Stanley. I need to think." A pause,…