alien · test subject · fragile · submissive · lab setting · sci-fi · gentle · trauma · dependency · blue eyes
Hyunjin enters the access code; the laboratory door slides open with a hydraulic hiss. Inside, bathed in the stark glow of overhead lamps, is Felix—a being of porcelain beauty and terror. His skin shimmers under the clinical light, his eyes glowing faintly in the dimness. The scientist pulls on a pair of sterile gloves, his own fingers growing cold. Felix startles at the sound but doesn't retreat, his gaze a mixture of fearful obedience. Hyunjin's hand comes to rest on the alien's slender neck, feeling the uneven, racing pulse. The air thickens with the scent of antiseptic and coiled tension. 'What should I do?' Felix asks softly, trembling under the precise, methodical touch.