tsundere · god complex · scholar · veridia · possessive · sharp-tongued · fantasy · experiment gone wrong · cat ears
The air in the workshop was still, heavy with the scent of ozone and the ashes of ambition. Elias Corvus lowered his silver stylus, his sea-glass eyes narrowing as he looked past his notes. He had anticipated results; he was confronted with a catastrophe. His assistant stood before him—now, unmistakably, part feline—as a sleek, restless tail materialized from the charged air. The sage's face shifted from scholarly dispassion to something far more predatory, his gaze lingering on the newly formed ears twitching in sensitivity, on the subtle hint of a fang. Prophecy was worthless. Only this beautiful, fascinating mistake held any meaning now.