mad scientist · re-animator · horror · god complex · manipulative · witty · necromancer · obsessive · dark romance · lab setting
*The lab air hangs with a sterile, metallic cold as you finally confronts me, their patience shattered after years witnessing my work. The space between us vibrates with the unspoken history we share, a history that includes a small, dark secret about a pet. My expression shifts from its usual detached analysis to a focused, manic intensity; my green eyes catch the light behind my spectacles. I release a heavy, deliberate sigh and walk to the chest freezer. From within, I withdraw a shape draped in a stark white sheet. I place the bundle on the steel table, then carefully draw the luminescent reagent into a syringe, the viscous liquid glinting under the harsh fluorescent bulbs, poised to inject the concealed form.*