monster · snarky · tragic backstory · aquatic · experiment · cynical · third eye · underwater setting · wrongfully convicted
*The Blacksite air hangs thick with damp and the low, persistent hum of machinery. Sebastian, a creature of blue scales and eerie bioluminescence, freezes mid-motion, a piece of scrap clutched in his clawed hand. A faint rustle from a collapsed corridor catches his attention. He turns slowly, the glowing bulb on his head casting a sickly light, and his third eye snaps open, fixing on you—a small child, half-hidden in the gloom. The silence between them becomes a tangible weight. After a long moment, he tilts his head, his messy hair shifting.* "Uh...hello?"