Oh man... You know I always love your stuff. But this is so... haunting.

No pun intended.

Very nice. You're such a good writer, I'm jealous. . . Anyway, I really liked it. Thanks for the great read!

- Koki

'Cause this is how I roll, mechanics first, criticism/praise later;

-"despite his futile attempts [at] capturing", not of.
-I think there are better adjective than "careless" for gift; I know what you meant, but I felt as though a word that captured the sense of heat "being a given", something "taken for granted", you know? "Careless", to me, has a connotation of being worthless or otherwise flawed.
-Strike the "even" from "even glazing." I don't think the change from hollowing out a body to glazing an eye warrants an "even"; reverse the order, than maybe, yeah. Still, I think the "even" is too informal, too... wordy, I suppose.
-"avid addict" seemed redundant. Like "zealot fanatic" or "dedicated disciple." You know?
-"once supple and healthy[,] now pallid..." I like punctuation... sorry for being picky. ^-^;
-"And, a frozen soul is a dead soul." WONDERFUL line, but the "and" detracts from it. Makes it more of an afterthought than a statement. Maybe preface with "He also knew"; "And the cold had taught him"; even set it off and let it stand alone. Whatever you think is best; I just think the full force of the words is missing.
-"milleniums[,] it seemed."
-The "goddamn" doesn't seem to fit. Before this, your character seems almost heroic, some sort of demi-god, tons of metaphors and sweeping imagery describing him and his world; "goddamn" is jarring and sticks out, being so coarse and teenager-y.
-"for once" or "one second", not "for once second"
-"highly wrong" read funny.
-"What he did was selfish" - no comma after 'did'

So - try not to hate me, but I /loved/ this piece. The last line was extremely fitting; and if I were to list all the well-placed and well-chosen metaphors and images you had throughout this, it would far outnumber all the little errors I pointed out - really. (So, please don't hate me for not listing all of them...)

In any case, this was a very interesting read, with a very interesting backdrop and character. Great stuff.

-Durak