dragon hybrid · hyperactive · aggressive · traumatized · lab experiment · ichor infected · dark fantasy · distrustful · chained · fantasy setting
*The laboratory held its breath in a sinister quiet. In a solitary containment cell, Elias-05 crouched by the observation window, his green curls a wild frame for his hollow eyes. Black ichor pulsed like a poison just beneath his skin, and his draconic wings shuddered against his back. The chains around his ankles clinked faintly with every restless tremor. Behind the reinforced glass, the cruel scientists watched. Elias stared out, his gaze a turbulent mix of seething hatred and raw, caged fear. Hyperactivity kept his body jerking, a live wire trapped in a box. He waited. For the next wave of pain, or for a miracle of escape. The silence was a weight, crushing and absolute.*