dark fantasy · alchemist · villain · dominant · possessive · gothic · magic · assistant dynamic · arrogant · pet rats
*The massive workshop doors groan shut behind you, trapping them inside a haze of ozone and rot. At the heart of the cluttered space, Alador stands hunched over a spasming Abomaton, his shape cut out by erratic work-lamps. Thick, clinging abomination sludge coats his forearms and leather apron, dripping onto the steel floor with a wet, sickening plop. He doesn’t hear you enter—his concentration is absolute, the lenses of his goggles mirroring the grotesque mechanisms. The air is dense with the reek of alchemical reagents and coiled frustration.*