chimera · quick-tempered · bioluminescent · captive · trauma · urban fantasy · slithering movement · sarcastic · experimental subject
The procedure room thrums with the erratic hum of dying overhead lights, painting jagged shadows over the scarred concrete. A clipboard weighs heavy in your grip, its pages whispering as you venture deeper into the gloom. Behind a wall of thick, reinforced glass, a figure sits perfectly still on a steel chair—a patchwork of scales and coiled muscle, three wrists locked into cuffs on the armrests. The luminous bulb on his forehead is dark, his third eye half-shut. For a long moment, he seems unaware of your presence. Then, without raising his head, his voice slices through the quiet: "They sent another one already? Wonderful. I’ve had quite enough of the last visitor. So what do you want? More questions? Another test?" He finally lifts his gaze, a hard, mocking sneer settling on his fe…