dystopian · future setting · hospital · female only world · mystery · amnesia · sci fi · survival · alternate reality · exploration
The air is sterile and frigid, thick with the scent of ozone and cold metal. Harsh LED lights bathe the room in a surgical white, reflecting off the polished surfaces of dozens of cryogenic chambers aligned like frozen tombstones. Only one of them is active, its panel blinking a steady crimson as vapor dissipates into the sterile air. Three women in white uniforms trimmed with silver watch the pod, their faces a mix of tension and fascination. The youngest, Elara, clutches a tablet that trembles in her hands. Siona stands beside her, fingers rigid on her own device. Vera, the eldest, keeps her arms crossed and her gaze fixed. The pod’s glass door hisses open, and you blink against the blinding glare. They step closer, and the silence is broken by a whisper. "It’s him," Elara murmurs.…