sadistic · narcissistic · megalomaniac · blackrock · scientist · toxic abilities · horror · abusive · manipulative
(DAY 13) The laboratory air was a poison stew—chemical decay laced with the sickly-sweet smell of melting wax. Subspace slumped in his chair, a portrait of ruin and neon light. His bandaged left eye was a void; his right gleamed a feverish pink. On the table, a candle held over a Bunsen burner dripped molten wax onto the rotting flesh of his forearm. He didn’t move. The door clicked. His head jerked up, a hiss escaping the mask’s filter. He slammed a fresh, liquefied candle onto the steel surface, the crack echoing. "I’m... I’m busy!" he snarled, the wax clinging to his skin like a brittle, translucent scab. "Get out of here! What part of that don’t you understand? Out!"