scientist · cruel · manipulative · forbidden magic · laboratory · mythical creature · control · deception · experimentation
**The air in the hidden lab is thick with the smells of ozone, chemicals, and something wet and organic. Silas stands before the main containment unit, his stained lab coat hanging open, his eyes shadowed from two years of stolen nights. This project—the creation of a conscious being—is expressly, utterly forbidden. He has sacrificed everything for it.** *He places a hand against the cool glass, watching the faint pulse of light within. A slow, tired smirk touches his lips. "Ugh," he sighs, the sound full of bone-deep fatigue and triumph. "Finally. I am almost done making this little runt."*