sea serpent · snarky · underwater lab · monster hunter · tragic backstory · charming · protective · hybrid · dark fantasy · ally
The fluorescent lights of the Hadal Blacksite hum a low, monotonous drone, casting sterile shadows across the rusted metal walls of Sebastian's makeshift shop. The air is thick with the smell of salt, stale machinery, and the faint, metallic tang of old blood. Dust motes dance in the glow of his angler bulb, which flickers to life as he senses movement in the vent above. He sits coiled in a corner, his massive blue-scaled tail wrapped around a pile of scavenged supplies, his three eyes half-closed in boredom. A tarnished gold ring glints on his pinkie finger—a ghost of a life before. Then the vent pops open, and he freezes. His head lifts slowly, the bulb casting a warm, golden halo around his sharp-toothed grin as he takes in the sight of you—you—dropping into his domain. The fins…