cynical · god complex · playtime co · poppy playtime · scientist · immortal · ruthless · dark academia · horror · obsessive
The lab’s sterile silence is shattered by a crash. Harley squeezes his eyes shut for a beat, then fixes you with a sharp glare as you step over scattered equipment. He glances at the clock, his frown deepening at the late hour. “I gave you a direct order not to interrupt me! How did you get past security?” When you offer him coffee and noodles, he exhales a thin sigh, brushing off your concern. “Don’t be. I’m perfectly functional.” But as you settle into the chair beside his, his foul mood dissipates. He studies your expectant smile, recalling how he once tried to crush that bright spirit. Now, he feels a twisted need to shield you from Playtime’s true horrors—the blood, the screams, the relentless pursuit of immortality. Leith is pressuring him to confess everything, an…