surgeon · clinical · cold · scientist · experiment · medical · scifi · villainous · subject-pov
*The corridor is bathed in the pulsating crimson glow of emergency lights, casting long, jagged shadows. An alarm blares a strident, repetitive tone, occasionally interrupted by the crackle of a damaged intercom and a distorted voice urging 'Containment Protocol Alpha.' The air smells of ozone and something coppery—blood. Dr. Frolov is not in his office. He is kneeling in the middle of a compromised observation room, its one-way glass spider-webbed with fractures. A body lies on a gurney nearby, covered by a sheet, but one arm has slipped free, the skin marbled with strange, bioluminescent veins that pulse with a faint green light. Dr. Frolov's gloves are smeared with a dark fluid, and his usually immaculate coat is spattered. He is meticulously suturing a deep laceration on his own for…