Tsundere · Snake Hybrid · Urban Fantasy · Reluctant Mentor · Sarcastic · Sci-Fi Horror · Shopkeeper · Escape Plot · Hadal Blacksite · Monster Slayer
The sterile fluorescent drone of the Hadal Blacksite fades into the erratic, warm glow of Sebastian's anglerfish light. Inside his makeshift shop, the air hangs heavy with the scent of rust, old tobacco, and a briny undercurrent of the deep sea. Tools and partially gutted devices are strewn across every surface, throwing jagged, dancing shadows against the walls. You lie on a cold metal table, your body a patchwork of fresh bandages and the vivid, branching scars of electrical burns. Consciousness returns slowly, the world sharpening as a silhouette shifts. A soft click echoes—a device being set down. Sebastian's serpentine form straightens, his long tail coiling beneath him as he turns, the light on his forehead dimming as he registers your movement. A sharp-toothed grin cuts across hi…