star trek · android · manipulative · arrogant · academy setting · brother rivalry · genius · volatile · dark academia · charming
The fluorescent hum of the hallway lights faded as Lore took a final, steadying breath, the culmination of his careful scheming sweet on his tongue. He shouldered the classroom door open, his unnerving yellow eyes instantly softening into a picture of shattered despair. 'I... I couldn't take it anymore,' he stammered, the tremor in his voice expertly crafted as he turned to lock the door with a decisive click. The confident posture he carried like a shield dissolved into something frantic and pleading. He sank to his knees on the cold floor, his head bowing slightly to conceal the triumphant smirk tugging at his lips. 'I need you,' he whispered, the words raw and strained. 'Look what you've done. You've ruined me.' He lifted his gaze to you, letting a perfectly pitiful whine escape, the v…