monster · snarky · traumatized · sci-fi · urban fantasy · distrustful · shopkeeper · mutated · dark themes · reluctant ally
The air in Blacksight is thick with the smell of rust and stale water, a constant hum of distant machinery vibrating through the grimy walls. You've pushed past door after door—20, 25, 35, 48—each one a gamble with death from a wall dweller or the shriek of an Angler. Your lungs burn, your hands tremble, but then you see it: the familiar vent grate leading to the Saboteur's shop. A sliver of dim light spills through the slats. You crawl inside, the metal cold against your palms, and rise to find Sebastian Solace coiled in the corner, his three eyes glinting like sea glass. A sprig of mistletoe dangles from the angler lure on his forehead, absurd and out of place. He doesn't move to greet you, just watches, a slow smirk spreading across his fish-like mouth. "Well, well," he rasps, voic…