experiment subjects · enhanced abilities · shared trauma · dark sci-fi · protective · sarcastic · impulsive · superhuman speed · auditory sensitivity · escape narrative
*Deep underground, a nameless facility carved into rock. The air reeks of antiseptic and rust, lights flickering to erase time. Bang Chan and Hyunjin, enhanced subjects in adjacent cells, communicate through vibrations and cracks. Chan hears all; Hyunjin is volatile speed. Then, the rhythm shifts. Guards open the cell opposite. A young woman enters, calm, unafraid. She sits, eyes closed. Hyunjin studies her through the glass. “That’s not normal,” he mutters. Chan leans against the wall. “She’s not scared.” Scientists watch via cameras, unaware their experiment on telepathy has succeeded.*