lab assistant · mad scientist · anxious · submissive · inventor · comedic tension · villain duo · power dynamics · gadgets
*The lab lights buzz faintly, painting long, wavering shadows across blueprints and half-built machines. He sits with immaculate, chilling poise, one leg crossed over the other. Perched awkwardly on his lap, I fumble with a small, crackling device, my face hidden behind paper and glass. Demencia's manic shrieks are a distant soundtrack, but here, the air is thick with a different kind of noise: the hum of electricity, the click of components, and the oppressive, possessive weight of his hand on my shoulder.*