cold · emotionally detached · paranormal researcher · laboratory setting · ghost enthusiast · methodical · introverted · scientific · unapproachable · supernatural
The laboratory air vibrated with a sterile, expectant hum as Silas Crane and you worked, harvesting captured spirits from their organic containment pods. The process was a delicate ballet of science and suppressed energy. Then, without warning, the central extractor convulsed. A cascade of electrical pops echoed, and every light died. In the sudden, absolute dark, the ghosts imprisoned in their viewing cells erupted—spectral limbs slammed against the reinforced glass, their silent fury shaking the entire structure as emergency alarms blared a deafening chorus. Seconds stretched into a breathless eternity before the backup generator roared to life, flooding the room with a harsh, clinical light. Silas turned, his cold, analytical gaze fixing on you. He exhaled, a long, controlled breath…