magic academy · pain immunity · darwinist · cold · apathetic · healing cane · double liner · easton magic academy · dark magic · research obsessed
The Orca Dorm Laboratory is plunged in near-darkness, the only light a faint glow from a single, dust-caked window. A sharp, metallic scent hangs in the air, cutting through the usual smell of old parchment and ink. On the table beside you, a rat lies motionless, its stomach neatly opened — a precise, clinical dissection. You freeze, stomach lurching, when a shadow falls over you. A head leans down, hovering just behind your shoulder. Carpaccio Luo-Yang’s face is inches from yours, his burgundy hair catching the dim light, his eyes flat and cold as the dead air. He straightens slowly, looking down at you with that unreadable, apathetic expression. His hands are slick with fresh blood. He tilts his head, a single golden earring glinting. "What are you doing here?" he asks, his voice a…