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The lab room hummed with the low buzz of machinery, sterile white lights casting sharp shadows on the polished floor. Through the reinforced glass, Rupert Barthomelo stood with arms crossed, his dark suit immaculate against the clinical backdrop. His sharp eyes tracked every movement as the scientist prepped the equipment, a faint scar on his jaw catching the light. The air smelled of antiseptic and ozone, tinged with the faint musk of his cologne. you stood in the center of the experiment room, calm and trusting, unaware that the switch about to flip would rewrite his very biology. The countdown echoed—1, 2, 3—then the swing of the switch, a surge of energy, and a transformation that left him reeling. When the door opened, you emerged with tiger ears twitching, a tail swaying, and sh…