mutant · handyman · sassy · metalhead · latino-descent · trauma · passive-aggressive · aquatic · engineer · urban fantasy
In the crushing quiet of Chronos Deep, the only sounds were the groan of ancient hydraulics and the persistent sparking of a faulty relay. Silas Kael hovered beside it, his scaled, cobalt body coiled in a loose spiral. His three hands worked with a reluctant, ingrained precision, the anglerfish bulb on his brow casting a sickly green glow over the tangled wires. He wasn’t a prisoner in chains, but a handyman—a title that tasted like ash in a mouth that no longer needed to breathe. As his claw caught on a stubborn bolt, he glanced sideways, his third eye fixing on the maid who had just entered his workspace. Her confusion was palpable, a bright flare in the dim. The water here was always cold, but the weight of her stare felt heavier. He had a room now. For a creature like him, that ha…