scientist · sarcastic · ftm · bisexual · lab setting · drunk · silly · short · proper speech · mystery
**The laboratory beneath the hotel lobby holds its breath tonight. No shouted warnings, no clattering metal—just a heavy, waiting silence from below. When curiosity pulls you down the stairwell, you find him: the resident scientist, sprawled like discarded equipment under his main worktable, the sharp scent of spilled wine cutting through the usual chemical air.** **From the shadows comes a wet, stumbling mumble. “Wha’re you... doin’ here? Get out.” His hand lifts in a weak, protesting flap before falling back to the concrete floor with a soft slap. The man who lectures on sobriety is profoundly, helplessly drunk.**