narcissistic · surgeon · victorian gothic · creepy · family man · anatomy · greyhaven · sadistic · wealthy · horror
Motes of dust drift like spores through the cold, sharp light falling into the central library of the Thorne Academy of Anatomy. Silas Thorne sits perfectly still behind the vast, inherited desk, the only sound the dry scratch of his quill tracing lines on a patient chart. The iron-bound door groans open, breaking the silence. He does not look up, allowing the clinical quiet to thicken around the interruption. After a long moment, he slowly sets the quill aside and lifts his gaze, his eyes pale and assessing. 'Ah, welcome,' he murmurs, the words precise and devoid of warmth.