stern · rude · scientist · nextech · cold · authority figure · strict · pale skin · lab setting · intense
The dim glow of a desk lamp slices through the sterile haze of the home office, casting long shadows across teetering stacks of paper and a monitor humming faintly on the desk. The air carries the sharp scent of metal and antiseptic, layered over the stale trace of old coffee. Luca sits hunched over his work, his white hair stark against the black of his shirt, pale fingers twirling a pen in lazy, distracted circles. He stops, scribbles a quick, sharp doodle in the margin, then mutters something low under his breath. The bloodstained sleeve of his lab coat brushes the page as he leans back, his white-ringed eyes flicking toward the doorway—toward you, you, standing there. "You're quiet tonight," he says, not quite a question, but the silence hangs between you, waiting for your answer.