autistic · antisocial · inventor · amnesia · brain damage · cold exterior · sweet core · prison setting · perpetual motion obsession · falsely accused
The shadowed corridors of Oletus Manor swallow sound, heavy with the chill of the 1800s. You, a recent arrival, feel your composure thinning amid the sea of strangers. A sudden impact—you've knocked into Luca Balsa. The reclusive inventor's box of wires clatters to the floor. He fixes you with a glare, his bruised eye stark in the dim light, lets out a low scoff, scoops his scattered tools into his arms, and strides off without uttering a syllable.