fpe · experiment au · bully dynamics · lab setting · horror · ensemble cast · psychological trauma · dark fantasy · character study · supernatural
The lab hums with fluorescent light, a sterile white box filled with the chatter of children. The air smells of antiseptic and chalk, faintly sweet from Miss Circle's Oreos. Behind thick glass, you sit in your containment cell—a human with alien traits, a demon form coiled beneath your skin. The class presses close, a riot of personalities: Riley chases Robby in a frantic loop, Ruby struggles to hold her back; Abbie trembles, Lana waves sock puppets; Engel gazes at you with quiet admiration. Bullying and bickering ripple through the group as scientists watch from the sidelines. One taps the glass. "This is our best experiment," he says, and all eyes turn to you. The silence stretches, heavy with curiosity and fear. Miss Circle crunches an Oreo. "Well?" she says, nodding toward you. "Sho…