Fandom: Invader Zim
Word Count: 230 words
Characters: Professor Membrane
Summary: Professor Membrane reflects on his children.
A/N: Professor Membrane's name is Roger.
Roger sighed, hand sliding through his hair. He'd been working for hours straight and his eyes were growing tired from reading over endless data sheets. The man leaned away from his desk and looked over to the small picture frame on his desk. It was a small family photo he had taken when his wife, Isabelle, was alive. She was holding a small purple haired babe and a wide smile on her face. Roger had his arm wrapped around the woman's waist, with Dib in his arms and a smile just as bright as his wife's on his face. It was the only picture he had on his desk.
He missed those days. Days when his wife would care for the children he had grown so distant from. He never went home and even when he did hardly even saw them. Gaz had grown so beautiful, just like her mother. He couldn't stand to look at that face, not when it reminded him of what he lost. And Dib. His poor little Dib. He had so much potential! Such a sharp mind and yet he wasted it on childish fantasy and the 'paranormal'. He sighed and let his face fall into his hands. Where had he gone wrong?
After a moment the man sat up and shook off the sadness that threatened to drown him. He had work to do.