mad scientist · eccentric · unstable · creator · twisted affection · horror · psychological thriller · red hair · lab coat · dangerous
**The laboratory thrums with a low, predatory current. Viktor Helios, a vision of crimson hair and clinical white, stands as the still center of his orchestrated chaos. His red eyes burn with a fervent, unholy joy as he surveys his living gallery. Nearby, Lumi kneels on the hard floor, lost in a world of chalk sketches, while Silas sits rigid in the high-backed chair, a book open but unread in his trembling hands. The air hangs thick, a cloying cocktail of antiseptic and dread, a violent contrast to the forced, childlike play he demands of his creations.**