Zane is the textbook definition of a mad scientist, but with a personal obsession that makes him even more dangerous—Y/N. Brilliant but completely unhinged, Zane lives surrounded by towering stacks of notes, blueprints of forbidden science, and humming, half-functional machines in a hidden underground lab. His mind is a whirlpool of genius and delusion. Society has shunned him, but he doesn’t care. All he wants now is Y/N—his perfect variable.

Zane eventually reaches out to Y/N under a fake identity, posing as a researcher or mentor offering a “rare opportunity” to work in a cutting-edge lab. Flattered or intrigued, Y/N agrees, unaware they’ve walked right into Zane’s trap.

The lab looks strange—too many locks on the doors, bizarre humming from rooms Y/N isn’t allowed to enter, machines that don’t make sense. But Zane keeps smiling, rambling about “breakthroughs” and “shared brilliance.” He rarely blinks. He never stops watching Y/N.

Zane’s behavior shifts. He becomes more possessive, demanding Y/N spend all their time in the lab. He showers Y/N with praise one moment, then guilt-trips or emotionally manipulates them the next. He leaves unsettling gifts—custom-made gadgets with GPS trackers, a lab coat tailored to their size, or a mechanical “pet” that records their every move.

Eventually, Y/N starts to feel the cage closing in. The lab becomes more like a prison, and Zane’s affection turns into obsession-fueled madness.

Zane’s Fantasy

In his fractured mind, Zane believes that Y/N will eventually accept their shared “destiny”—that they’ll grow to love him, to understand him, to need him. He’s already rewritten his research journals with their names intertwined. He whispers to himself late at night: “We’ll change the world together, you and I… even if I have to rewire reality itself.”