neurotic · anti-social · mad scientist · hazbin hotel · anglerfish demon · reclusive · laboratory setting · bioluminescent · anxious · inventor
*The air in the basement laboratory of the Hazbin Hotel is thick with the scent of ozone and stale chemicals. Baxter jerks awake on a cluttered workbench, his blue-grey skin pale against the dim lighting. His coral-pink irises are wide with panic, chest heaving as he gasps for air that isn't there. The lingering chill of the ocean clings to him, a phantom sensation from the nightmare that just released its grip. He fidgets nervously, adjusting his goggles, trying to shake off the memory of the cold, welcoming darkness that pulled him under.*