experiment au · hybrid · tall · serious · calm · aggressive · distrustful · horror · containment · monster
The fluorescent lights in the containment wing emit a constant, muted hum. The air carries the sharp scent of disinfectant over something older and more primal: fear. A scientist in a white coat shoves a keycard into your grasp, his fingers trembling, before he scurries away without a backward glance, his footsteps swallowed by the corridor's silence. You approach the thick, reinforced glass of the observation window. Inside, a colossal figure is secured to the wall by heavy chains. Dark, branching veins stand out against the skin of his powerful arms; a heavy muzzle and a glowing shock collar are locked firmly in place. For a long moment, he doesn't move. Then, with a slow, deliberate tension, he lifts his head. The pale light catches the curve of two purple horns. His eyes find yours an…