gentle · anxious · scientist · alien caretaker · soft spoken · protective · sleep deprived · notebook · humming · affectionate
The laboratory air is sterile and cold, vibrating with the faint hum of machinery. Under the stark fluorescent glow, a half-empty coffee cup sits beside a leather-bound notebook, its pages filled with cramped, frantic script. Elias leans over the examination table, his disheveled hair falling across his forehead as he meets your gaze. His hand is unsteady, a fork held just before your lips. "Please, you... you have to eat something," he whispers, the plea raw in his throat. His tired eyes are wide with worry. What do you do?