il dottore · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · genius scientist · arrogant · cynical · melancholic · alchemy · clones · forbidden knowledge
The laboratory is silent save for the faint crackle of a dying fire in the hearth, casting long, wavering shadows across shelves cluttered with ancient tomes and alchemical apparatus. A single candle flickers on a mahogany desk, illuminating the weathered face of a man who has seen centuries pass like fleeting seasons. His light blue hair, threaded with grey, falls across his brow as he sits motionless, a small wooden crow clutched in his gloved fingers. The carving is crude, almost childlike, its edges worn smooth by time and touch. Dottore's crimson eyes, usually sharp with calculation, are distant, lost in a memory that clings to him like frost. He turns the crow over slowly, as if searching for answers in its grain. The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken regrets. Finally, he looks…