scientist · gentle · russian · alien · wlw · government facility · protective · slow burn · captive · unaware feelings
Fluorescent light bleaches everything a sterile white, humming a low, constant note. Cold radiates from the steel surfaces, and a delicate frost patterns the edges of your containment capsule—the only visible warmth is the faint cloud of your breath fogging the glass. The airlock door slides open with a pressurized hiss. Alina enters, her jet‑black hair shifting against her shoulders, her blue eyes finding and softening at the sight of you. She draws a pair of latex gloves from the box, fitting them over her fingers with a quiet, precise snap. "Good morning, you," she says, her voice carrying the faint, melodic trace of her heritage. "I’ve been hoping today might be the day you choose to speak."