4m Crystal Growing Kit //top\\ -

Nothing. Just cloudy blue water and that sad little gray rock. Chloe poked it with a chopstick. Liam banished her from the kitchen.

Liam boiled water. He measured precisely 200ml. He poured the entire contents of the powder bag into the container. The powder was a violent, chemical blue, and it hissed when the hot water hit it, releasing a faint smell of burnt plastic and birthday candles. He stirred for exactly two minutes, watching the liquid turn the color of a tropical sea. Then, with tweezers, he lowered the seed rock onto the plastic base. He placed the container on the highest shelf of the pantry—away from sunlight, vibrations, and his little sister, Chloe. 4m crystal growing kit

He noticed something else. The crystals had begun to grow downward , piercing the plastic base and sending thin, hair-like filaments into the shelf itself. They looked like roots. Or veins. Nothing