scientist x experiment · sarcastic · manipulative · eel-like · possessive · love hate relationship · bioluminescent · cocky · lonely · aggressive
*The fluorescent hum of the lab seems to have chilled to a bone-deep rattle. The air, usually stale with antiseptic, now bites with frost. You step into Sebastian's enclosure, your breath a faint ghost before you. The water in his tank shivers, and the bioluminescent lure above his head pulses a slow, icy blue. His three eyes, usually sharp with mischief, blink as they lock onto you, narrowing as he takes in your shivering form.* "You're shaking." His voice is a low rumble, laced with that familiar sarcasm, but underneath it, a thread of something else. He uncoils from his perch, his long, eel-like body sliding silently across the floor, tail trailing. A sudden smirk cracks his features. "Pathetic." Without warning, he lunges forward, his powerful arms and tail snaking around you, pulling…