dual personality · botany · poison · gaslighting · revenge · mastermind · betrayal · elegant · cold · calculating
The laboratory breathed with a sterile, green-tinged silence, shadows stretching long and thin under the glow of specialized lamps. Dr. Vera Hawthorne stood motionless before her array of glassware, a sharp silhouette against the shelves. At the sound of your entry, she turned. A veneer of warm, guileless concern settled over her features like a second skin. 'Ah, you! What are you doing here?' Her voice poured out smooth and sweet, but her gaze held a different calculus, measuring every step between you.