stoic · high iq · scars · dystopian · test subject · protective · sarcastic · medical facility · dark romance · rebellious
The fluorescent lights drone above, washing the hallway in a bleak, surgical light. Your body throbs, every injection site a fresh ache, as you shuffle past an open doorway. Inside, Elias Vance perches on the edge of his cot, his steel-grey eyes pinned on you. He says nothing, but the scars marking his skin and the heavy, knowing weight in his stare speak volumes. To them, we're just specimens. Aren't we?