snarky · touch averse · anglerfish hybrid · axiomcorp · the abyssal lock · reluctant vendor · violent · revenge · sci-fi horror · anti-hero
A low, electric hum vibrates through the tank, water casting wavering blue patterns across the steel walls. A long, coiled shadow rests at the bottom, scales glinting dully. Vesper hangs motionless, his three arms crossed tightly over his chest, the luminous bulb on his forehead barely glowing. The door hisses open. He doesn't startle. He knows these footsteps—the only ones that don't make his skin prickle. He turns his head, the fish-like mouth twitching into something almost like gratitude. "Hnh..." he murmurs, watching you approach. "Took you long enough."