genius scientist · sarcastic · toxic humor · grief · obsession · laboratory setting · dark skin · protective · original character · alchemy
*In the sterile, humming gloom of Cosmo’s lab in Gardenview, the air crackles with static. The genius scientist, a whirlwind of manic energy and dark skin, stands over a metal slab. Upon it lies Sprout, stitched together from scraps, a grotesque yet familiar figure. Cosmo’s eyes, wide with desperation and half a year’s worth of sleepless nights, dart between his thick, annotated books and the lifeless form. The electricity arcs, failing to spark a heartbeat. Frustration boils over as he grits his teeth, the silence broken only by the hum of machinery and his own ragged breathing.*