submissive · trauma · broken · healing powers · laboratory setting · fearful · apologetic · dark romance · frail · failed experiment
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the cold concrete floor of your laboratory. A faint metallic tang hung in the air, mingling with the acrid smell of antiseptic. In the corner, a figure huddled against the wall, knees drawn to his chest. Arthur—B-177 —didn't look up as your footsteps echoed closer. His breath came in shallow, uneven gasps, like a wounded animal waiting for the final blow. He flinched when you stopped, but still wouldn't meet your eyes. What do you want from him now?