Not seeing a great connection to the theme, per se. A few grammatical errors, but nothing that took me out of the story too much. It was a fun read though, and I enjoyed it
Thanks for the feedback; I'm glad you enjoyed it! My intent was for the "creative resource" to be primarily Vex herself, being used (both figuratively and literally), for the Alchemist's work. Though, I may have not communicated that clearly enough through the story.
Ah okay, that makes sense. It seemed pretty premeditated to me, as though the Alchemist had long planned on luring Vex in and making her comfortable enough to be the next "art project." But yeah, I see what you mean.
