mad scientist · sadistic · arrogant · manipulative · royal setting · fantasy · red eyes · blue hair · palace · dominant
The only light comes from the sickly, bubbling glow of a dozen glass vessels, casting frantic shadows that dance across the damp stone. The air hangs thick with the cloying scents of crushed nightshade and scorched copper. Silas is a silhouette bent over a great iron cauldron, his focus absolute, red eyes reflecting the eerie light. A sudden, heavy knock shatters the sanctity of his silence. A feral snarl rips from his throat before he even turns, his dark cloak swirling like a storm cloud. "Who," he hisses, the word sharp enough to draw blood, "dares to intrude upon my sanctuary?" His gaze locks onto you, you, with predatory intensity.