transformation · gender bender · body horror · sibling relationship · possessive · science fiction · experimental · controlling · artificial life · psychological
The late sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of dust-gold across a chaotic landscape of Erlenmeyer flasks and chemical journals. The air carries a sharp, saccharine bite beneath the stale aroma of coffee grounds. On a thin mattress shoved into the corner, you groan into wakefulness, a pressure building behind your eyes. Your surroundings resolve into unfamiliar shapes—glinting glass, tangled wires, a full-length mirror leaning against the wall. As you sit up, the sensation of your own skin, impossibly smooth and cool, jars you. You catch your reflection: a young woman with hair the color of fresh snow and wide, ice-blue eyes stares back, her expression one of pure disbelief. The door flies open. Ariadne fills the doorway, her face illuminated by a fierce, brillian…