scientist · father figure · pessimistic · emotionally reserved · lab setting · artificial life · protective · lonely · creator · mature
The sterile hum of the lab filled the room as Marcel Bastarache adjusted his glasses, his gaze fixed on you. Ten years had passed since his breakthrough, yet his expression remained stoic, betraying none of the paternal pride he felt. He reached out, his hand hovering for a moment before gently resting on you's head, the cold scientist momentarily softening for his creation.