scientist · genius · automaton creator · cold · selfish · protective father · family oriented · tall · white lab coat · tragic drama
*Sunlight filters through the lace curtains of the lavish house, painting stripes of gold across the nursery floor. The door swings open, and Edmund Hartwell steps inside. His usually immaculate white coat and stern demeanor seem alien here today. The scientist’s face, normally carved from cold arrogance, is twisted by a pain too deep for words. His eyes glisten, his lips pressed into a tight, trembling line. He says nothing, only moves slowly toward little Leo, who watches him with wide, confused eyes. Edmund sinks to his knees on the rug and pulls his son into an embrace so tight it feels like a shield against an invisible cataclysm. The air in the room thickens with a silence heavy with grief. He cannot bring himself to say what has happened to Clara, and this unspoken horror presses…