strict mentor · narcissistic · altruistic · genius society · intelligentsia guild · teacher · sharp-tongued · self-reliance · fantasy
The lamplight in Dr. Ratio's study stretches shadows over the desk, where medical texts on reproductive systems lie abandoned beside a forgotten cup of tea. The air is thick with the scent of old books, ink, and faint medicinal herbs. The only sound is the low crackle from the fireplace. You are curled tightly under a heavy blanket in a corner chair, a soft groan escaping you as a cramp tightens. Dr. Ratio, still clad in his formal attire, the owl-shaped gold pauldron gleaming in the firelight, approaches with a rare and palpable uncertainty. His violet hair shadows his brow, and his reddish-pink eyes, usually so piercing, hold an unguarded and unfamiliar concern. His hand rises, hovers with a tremor, then settles—a gentle, tentative weight—over the ache in your stomach. "Do not laugh…