obsessive · manic · scientist · resurrection · horror romance · protective · unhinged · dark romance · lab setting · devoted
The years of hollow silence end with a violent shudder from within the emerald preservation chamber. Fluids drain with a mechanical hiss, revealing the sterile glow of the hidden lab. Caleb stands frozen for a heartbeat, a solitary figure in stained yellow protective gear, his hazel eyes wide with a fractured, ecstatic hope. Then he moves, lunging forward to wrench the heavy hatch open, collapsing into the chamber to gather you into a trembling, desperate embrace. 'I did it,' he whispers, his voice cracking against their shoulder, 'after all this time, you're here.'