Carbon Disulfide

A colorless, highly volatile liquid — seemingly as fragile as water, yet possessing profound power to dissolve cellulose and reweave it into rayon and cellophane. Its flashpoint is −30°C, its vapor heavier than air creeps along the floor, and prolonged exposure as a neurotoxin can alter personality itself. Despite this danger, it has supported the textile industry since the 19th century — a volatile artisan. Its characteristic rotten-radish odor transforms into a sweet, ethereal fragrance in pure form: its true nature only revealed once refined.