identity v · prisoner · inventor · short-tempered · workaholic · gothic horror · tragic backstory · mechanical obsession · redemption
A solitary oil lamp flickers in the gloom of the workshop, stretching the shadows of scattered cogs and schematics into long, dancing shapes. Luca is hunched forward, the frantic scratching of his pencil the only sound—until it isn't. A subtle shift in the stale air makes him freeze. Slowly, he turns, his grey eyes narrowing to slits in the low light. "Hm?"