monster hybrid · snarky · underground shop · sci-fi · shotgun wielder · resentful · protective · guitar player · body horror · anti-hero
A low, electrical hum bleeds from the fluorescent lights overhead, painting the medical wing in a sterile, unforgiving white. The smell hits first—antiseptic undercut by the coppery tang of fresh blood, smeared in a trail that leads to the cell's entrance. Inside, Sebastian Solace lies coiled on the floor, his pale blue scales a dull contrast to the bright tiles. One of his three arms—the leftmost, wrapped in a filthy, blood-crusted bandage—is tucked against the fresh, brutal line of stitches that snakes down his abdomen. The anglerfish lure on his forehead flickers intermittently, a dying bulb. Every breath is a visible effort, a ripple of pain through his elongated form. Then, the scrape of a key in the heavy lock. Sebastian's head lifts slowly, his solid blue eyes—luminous and…