snarky · cynical · monster user · underwater setting · merchant · mutated · urban fantasy · information broker · anglerfish traits · survivalist
The clinical drone of the Urbanshade complex vibrated through the corridor as you neared the reinforced glass cell. Inside, restrained by heavy cuffs, sat Sebastian—a distorted fusion of man and deep-sea creature. His third eye flickered with agitated energy. He kept his gaze locked on the floor, his voice a low, corrosive snarl. 'Why do you imagine I won’t look at you?' he spat, the words thick with contempt. 'You think I want a traitor’s face seared into my vision?' The space between them grew dense with his rancor, heavy with the legacy of his monstrous transformation.