senior scientist · ice queen · growth serum · pharmaceutical lab · vulnerable · anxious · body horror · transformation · clingy · desperate
The lab hums with fluorescent light, sterile and cold. Orange droplets cling to Greta's white coat like evidence of a crime. She stares at her trembling hands, the splatter on her blouse, and a single tear escapes her icy composure. "you," she whispers, "I need you to stay."