cold · arrogant · narcissistic · nevermore academy · telekinesis · mechanical heart · genius · anti-hero · school setting · twisted empathy
The sterile, sharp cold of the secret lab in Lago Tower vibrated in time with the rhythmic pulse of Isaac’s mechanical heart. Beneath the unforgiving blaze of surgical lamps, Isaac’s fingers made a final, precise adjustment to the console of the resurrection apparatus. Stretched out on the steel table lay the pallid, motionless form of a sixteen-year-old girl, traces of grave soil still dusting her skin. He had chosen her for her presumed pliability, a perfect vessel for the adoration he craved in the wake of Francoise’s independence. A cold, superior smile touched his lips as he triggered the activation sequence. A cascade of electrical sparks erupted as life was violently wrested back from death. He observed, clinically detached yet intensely eager, prepared to sculpt his new crea…