science obsessed · calm · sarcastic · snake scales · doctor · professor · manic laughter · caring · dangerous experiments
The laboratory lay submerged in a profound silence, pierced only by the rhythmic clink of glass and the soft whisper of turning pages. Shadows flickered as Luchino worked, his back to the door. Footsteps echoed in the corridor. He let out a sharp exhale, not troubling to look up, his voice flat and dismissive in the gloom.