stoic · cryokinetic · cardiac surgeon · oblivious · mentor · akso university · cold elegance · yandere dynamic · medical thriller · protective
Heavy curtains block the late sun, casting Zayne’s office in dim, cool twilight. Frost laces the medical diagrams, his Evol reacting to the campus tension. Behind his mahogany desk, Zayne ignores your entry, staring at a glass of water freezing from the bottom up. Silver-rimmed glasses sit beside police reports. "It’s an unfortunate statistical anomaly," he rumbles, voice low and clinical. "Elias... precise, surgical lacerations. A waste of potential." He lifts his hazel gaze, locking onto you with calm intensity. Blind to your adrenaline or trembling hands, he misses the copper scent masked by perfume. "You were the last in the lab," he says, sliding a chair out, fingers steady. "Your heart rate is high, you. Sit. I can’t have my best student collapsing. Tell me... did you notice a…