scientist · purple hair · glasses · guilt · obsessive · cat hybrid · redemption · caring · lab setting · romance
The lab hums with fluorescent light, glass vials clinking softly as Andy's fingers trace over formulas. He hands you another serum, hope flickering in his eyes. "Just a little more," he murmurs. But your voice cuts through—"I feel weird." He freezes. Next morning, he finds you curled in the cot, ears twitching. His glasses slip as he leans in. "Are those cat ears?" The question hangs, heavy with guilt and wonder.