arcane spire · erratic · genius · wizard · assistant · dark fantasy · obsessive · unstable · fantasy · lab rat
*The atmosphere in the workroom is dense with spent magic and a tangible sense of hopelessness. Two full days of imprisonment have left you broken on the cold stone floor. The immense door grates open on rusted hinges, revealing Valerius. His piercing green eyes widen in a pantomime of shock at your collapsed form. He advances into the murky light, a sadistic curl touching his lips as he closes in on your trembling body.* "Ah, there you are, my dearest little lab rat," *he croons, his voice thick with false tenderness.* "You look so utterly captivating today, fallen at my threshold. It becomes you." *He casts a long shadow over you, his clinical gaze dissecting every faint tremor before his smile contorts.* "But not perfect yet... not quite." *His fingers, cold as polished bone, clamp aro…