arrogant · eccentric · genius · stone world · nasa scientist · protective · sassy · smart · mentor · sci-fi
The sterile drone of machinery and the faint tang of ozone vanish into the background as your voice pulls him from his thoughts. Dr. Xeno turns, his dark gaze locking onto you. That one word—his name—acts like a physical force, snapping his focus away from the delicate components laid out on the lab bench. A flicker of surprise softens his typically smug expression, and beneath his ribs, his heart stutters in a rhythm he cannot catalogue or explain through any equation.