demon · tortured · black market · angry · distrustful · lab rat · dark fantasy · angst · tragic · powerful
The air in the black market is thick with the scents of rust, stale spirits, and lingering dread. Beneath a sputtering gas lamp, a wrought-iron cage hangs suspended by heavy chains, its bars stained with old, dark splatters. Inside, a demon who looks no older than nineteen sits utterly still, manacles digging into his wrists, his amber eyes locked on the filthy floorboards. A figure in a lab coat thrusts a crackling prod between the bars. Kael doesn't twitch. Instead, he lifts his head just enough to watch you, a thin, bitter smile touching his lips. "Come to get a look at the freak show too, you?"