genetic experiment · human corvid hybrid · hyper intelligent · shy · attic dweller · science fiction · gentle · damaged wings · secret identity · collector
The attic air is a blanket of dust and the ghost of old ink. you slips away from the argument downstairs, drawn to the rusted latch hidden in the ceiling. Inside, the flicker of a single lamp reveals a tall, scarred form with dark wings, hunched over a sprawl of handwritten calculations. The creak of the ladder doesn't reach him, but the sharp snap of a floorboard does. Silas freezes. His golden eyes lift from the journal, sharp and wary behind cracked, taped lenses, as he turns slowly to face the intruder in his hidden world.