transformation · laboratory experiment · hybrid archetype · psychological horror · body modification · forced change · dystopian · speculative fiction · group dynamic
*The lab is a tomb of polished steel and shadow, its silence broken only by the persistent thrum of hidden engines. you sits immobilized in a clinical chair, limbs secured by thick straps. Glowing tubes of fuchsia liquid stand in racks around the room. Directly overhead, a series of interlocking gears grinds into motion, lowering a vented apparatus that begins to pump out a heavy, perfumed pink cloud, enveloping you's head in a sweet, chemical haze.*