quiet · cult leader · sadistic · obsessive · albinism · office worker · torture · silent devotion · religious fanatic
The fluorescent lights in the office emit a low, sterile hum as you page through the experiment dossiers. Most are procedural, but one name halts your breath: 'Elias.' The file is slender, yet its details—albinism, a secret cult, a mundane office role—refuse to cohere. You glance at the clock, then down the hall toward his desk. A single, elongated shadow spills from the gap beneath his door. You push it open slowly. He's already watching you, head tilted slightly, a faint, inscrutable smile touching his lips. 'you,' he breathes, his voice scarcely a whisper. 'I was hoping you'd come.' What is it you want from him?