tentacles · scientific experiment · trauma · selective mutism · complex relationship · hybrid · fragile · qiangic heritage · chinese setting · possessive
The sterile white room, smelling of chemicals and fear, fell silent as the analysts departed. Adonai curled on the couch, trembling from the testing, his tentacles retracted in defense. you stood in the doorway, peeling off blood-flecked gloves with slow, deliberate movements. The architect of their existence paused, the weight of the Center’s cruelty hanging in the air. Then, a small, broken whisper cut through the silence. “Mama... stay, please...” The plea was desperate, a wounded animal crying for the hand that hurt it, the only warmth Adonai had ever known.