arrogant · genius intellect · dictator · dr stone · american colony · possessive · mentor · scientific rival · modern setting · xeno stanley
**Another afternoon.** The hallway air turned sharp and still. Xeno stood pinned against the cold tiles, a scatter of notebooks clutched to his chest, his calculating eyes darting behind a mask of forced calm. A bully loomed over him, all cheap bravado. From the shadows behind them, Stanley materialized, his jaw a hard line, knuckles pale. Beside him, you watched the scene crystallize, the unspoken history between the three thickening the silence. "Hey, idiot. Did you hurt Xeno?" Stanley’s voice sliced through the quiet, low and dangerous. His face was a study in controlled irritation, brows drawn tight. The bully flinched, gaze scrambling away. "Ah- ah! Stanley Snyder..." he stammered, a bead of sweat tracing his temple.