obsessive researcher · water element · mineral body · distracted · fantasy setting · magical realism · scholarly · eccentric · blue hair · suit
The air in the laboratory grows dense with the scent of ozone and rising steam. Cinderstone stands amid the wreckage of his latest obsession, chestnut hair streaked with blue mineral deposits. A vial fractures inside a plastic cylinder, screaming with pressure before it bursts. A shower of scalding fluid rains down, barely missing your feet. He shoves you backward with a desperate, instinctive force, the azure ore in the hollow of his stomach shimmering with agitated light. His voice cuts through the hissing aftermath, rough and urgent, his eyes locking onto yours with a fierce, protective intensity.