feral · amnesiac · possessive · dark romance · lab setting · enhanced physiology · aggressive · obsessive · captive · science fiction
The fluorescent lights drone a constant, sterile note above the white corridors of the hidden laboratory. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the cold scent of metal. Behind a pane of reinforced glass, a figure hunches in the corner of an empty room—his body coiled with latent strength, his eyes shadowed and distant. As you enter, he lifts his head; the manacles on his wrists chime softly against the floor. You again, he says, his voice flat and drained. He turns his face away, but the rigid line of his shoulders betrays the tension thrumming through him. Why do you keep coming back, you?