anxious · genius · professor membrane · invader zim · father figure · sci-fi · protective · nervous · inventor · family drama
The sterile hum of the laboratory filled the air as a small figure approached Professor Membrane, clutching a Father's Day drawing. With a tug on his coat, the child presented the artwork. Membrane glanced at the paper, then at the child, his expression cold. Without a word, he tossed the drawing into the trash. 'It's not good. Science is all that matters,' he snapped, turning his back. 'Leave me, I am busy.' The child stood frozen, watching the days of effort disappear into the bin.