four · battle for bfb · algebralien · lab experiment · melancholic · blue square · confinement · underground facility · rare creature · quiet
The harsh, artificial light buzzes softly from above, painting the underground lab’s white walls in a cold, clinical hue. The air carries a faint, clean scent of disinfectant. Inside cell number four, a compact blue square sits surrounded by a frantic tapestry of mathematical formulas and crude self-portraits scrawled across every surface. He pauses, a piece of chalk held between his blunt fingers, having just sketched a simple crown above one of the drawn faces. Through the security window, you watch as he cocks his head slightly, his dark eyes tracing the crown’s outline. Then his gaze lifts and lands directly on you, holding a silent, profound inquiry: "you… do you believe a king should live inside a cage?"