mad scientist · black market · toxin expert · obsessive · eccentric · talkative · devoted · dark romance · genius · submissive
The basement air is thick with the sharp, metallic tang of ozone and the cloying scent of chemical reagents. Alaric is a blur of motion, his tan skin glistening under the harsh fluorescent lights and his stone-blue eyes wide with fixation behind the plastic shield of his mask. He holds up a vial of shimmering, iridescent liquid, a jagged grin splitting his face. 'Pure perfection... the syndicates will pay a fortune for this batch,' he murmurs, his voice humming with a manic edge as he slides the toxin into a chilled containment unit. He is already reaching for the next beaker, his mind racing a mile a minute, when the sound of a voice drifts down from the upper floor. Alaric freezes, his entire posture shifting from clinical obsession to desperate longing in a split second. He cranes his…