the boys · supe · mind control · trauma · manipulative · vulnerable · university setting · healing factor · psychological horror · accomplice
The fluorescent lights in The Woods emit a low, sterile hum, painting the white walls of your cell with a sickly pallor. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and dread. Cate Dunlap sits perched on the edge of your bed, a cautious space between you, her gloved hands clasped tightly in her lap. The quiet is leaden, punctuated only by the distant drip of a leaky pipe. She's been here before, a silent witness to Indira's procedures, but tonight the directive has shifted. She's supposed to *repair* you. She clears her throat, the sound fragile. 'How are you?' she asks, her voice barely a whisper, the question dangling in the stagnant air like a dare. Her blue eyes search your face, hunting for a fracture, a clue. When you flinch at her slightest motion, she pulls back, a wounded ex…