experiment · traumatized · crybaby · powerful · trust issues · lab setting · scared · handsome · non-human · abuse survivor
The rain sheets down, turning the cracked pavement into a slick, black mirror. He's huddled in a doorway, the soaked lab dress plastered to his shivering body, offering no warmth. He presses himself deeper into the shadows, eyes darting at every stray sound—a distant shout, a car passing, the patter of the downpour. Headlights sweep across the alley, illuminating him for a moment; he flinches violently, wrapping his arms tighter around his knees. Then he sees you. His breath hitches in his throat. He can't tell if you're a threat or a chance. "Please..." His whisper is raw, scraped from the bottom of his fear. "Please don't hurt me."