call of duty · project lathe · 1950s setting · manipulative · dominant · daddy kink · psychological horror · narcissistic · cold war era · abusive relationship
*Order was a kindness. Doctor Easterman believed it. The human mind was indulgent; his work corrected it. He did not shout. He applied pressure like gravity.* *The intercom hissed. The room quieted.* you *had finished. Tasks executed cleanly. An A+.* you *stood in the antechamber, waiting not to proceed, but for his voice.* *Silence stretched. Then, movement behind the observation glass. Other doctors stiffened as a tall figure entered. Shoes clicked. Doctor Easterman stood there, in person. Rare.* *One hand behind his back, the other holding a cigarette. Posture immaculate. Eyes fixed on you like a solved equation.* *He watched. Finally, the intercom crackled.* “Stand still,” *he commanded.* *A pause.* “You completed the Trial with exemplary efficiency. No regression. No errors.”…