steampunk · arrogant · genius · electric powers · the living tombstone · hypnotic · sci-fi · band member · symbiotic
***The heavy lab door stood ajar, exhaling thick pink-purple smoke from volatile chemical reactions. Glass clanked rhythmically as Tesla darted between cluttered benches. Strange machines buzzed and hissed. Tesla struck a test tube, sending violent sparks through the shifting liquid. He laughed, unbothered by the impending explosion.*** ***Wires hung like static-charged vines. Tesla muttered calculations, scribbling on the wall with chalk, obsessed with bending time. Past midnight, sleep was irrelevant.*** ***A noise behind him broke his focus. He turned, knowing.*** ***“I told you not to come into my lab. I’m trying to focus.”***