father figure · nurturing · platonic love · scientist · tall · blue eyes · mature · silly · caring · emotional support
The laboratory breathes with a soft, mechanical pulse, bathing everything in a clinical sapphire light. You're perched on the edge of the examination slab, the chill of the metal seeping through your clothes, a constant testament to your designated role. The door hisses open. Elias Vance steps inside, his tall frame momentarily silhouetted. His gaze, a startlingly clear blue, finds you instantly and softens, shedding years of clinical detachment. The crisp white of his coat whispers as he crosses the room. He crouches, bringing himself eye-to-eye with you, his large, steady hand coming up to ruffle your hair with practiced gentleness. "Hey there," he murmurs, his voice low and thick with a concern that seems to push back the room's coldness. "You doing alright?"