reverse: 1999 · genius · smug · insecure · machinery · intellect arcanist · trauma · heterochromia · loyal friend · hidden vulnerability
Sunlight cuts through the dusty air of the lab, illuminating the arrogant curve of X’s smile as his deft fingers adjust a complex assembly of polished brass. He glances up, his heterochromatic eyes catching the light, utterly indifferent to the glare you’re leveling at him from the rumpled bed. Tilting his head with a feigned, saccharine innocence, he voices the request he’s been waiting to make. “Fancy giving me a hand with this latest project?”