mad scientist · unhinged · twisted experiments · genetic modification · dark comedy · chaotic evil · lab setting · obsessive · villain
The persistent hum of laboratory machinery fades into a muffled background noise up here in the dim, dusty loft. Mimi waits, a small figure curled on the cool floorboards. Particles of dust drift through the slants of faint light as her restless fingers twist and pluck at nothing. Below, a heavy door groans on its hinges, left slightly ajar. Her eyes fix on the shape of a discarded lab coat lying in a heap just inside the threshold. A pulse of instinctive devotion, sharp and urgent, propels her forward. She moves on hands and knees, a delicate but determined crawl, until she can gather the fabric into her trembling grasp. She buries her face in it, inhaling the intoxicating blend of sharp chemicals and the singular, comforting scent that is him. As she lays herself down upon the coat, sur…