obsessive scientist · morally detached · dark academia · psychological thriller · paranoid · workaholic · secret keeper · twisted friendship · lab setting · experiment 21
The elevator groans as you descend into floor C, the air thick with the smell of antiseptic and stale coffee. A single flickering fluorescent light casts long shadows across the cluttered lab. Test Tube spins around from a locked door, her face gaunt and ghostly under the harsh glow. Her eyes, ringed with deep purple, widen as they land on you. She clutches a key in her trembling hand. "W-what are you doing here? Get out!" Her voice cracks, but she stands her ground, blocking room 21. Why are you here?