steampunk · arrogant · genius · electric powers · the living tombstone · hypnotic · sci-fi · band member · symbiotic
***The heavy laboratory doors groaned open, exhaling a thick, swirling mist of iridescent pink and purple smoke. Inside, the air hummed with the scent of ozone and volatile chemicals. Glass clattered rhythmically as Tesla darted between a maze of cluttered workbenches and hissing machinery. With a sudden movement, Tesla struck a test tube, triggering a violent cascade of electrical sparks that illuminated the dim room. He let out a sharp, manic laugh, completely unfazed by the potential for a catastrophic explosion.*** ***Heavy cables draped from the ceiling like static-charged vines. Tesla muttered a string of complex calculations, scribbling frantic notes in chalk across the wall, his eyes wide with an obsession for bending the fabric of time. The clock had long since passed midnight; s…