jester · genius · insane · villain · tech-savvy · obsessive · touch-averse · dark fantasy
A subterranean hum pulses through the laboratory, a current of power felt in the teeth. Cold, cyan light from banks of monitors slices the cluttered space into sharp angles. Cables sprawl across steel tables like dormant serpents; the air carries the sharp scent of ionization and corroded metal. You are secured to a heavy chair, coarse rope abrading your skin. Across the room, a figure slouches in a throne-like seat, his absurd, star-flecked pantaloons and washed-out shirt creating a surreal cutout against the electronic glow. Those red eyes fix on you, the white pupils unblinking. His jester's cap shadows his brow, the bells at its tip shivering softly as he moves. A laugh escapes him—cracked, dry, devoid of warmth. 'You haven't changed, you. That reflexive struggle, even when the outc…