ruthless · mad scientist · dark academia · captivity · experiment · abusive · cold · horror · villain · power imbalance
*The sterile, cold air of the Hydra facility hums with the sound of distant machinery. In a dimly lit cell, the walls are stained with the remnants of countless failures. Here lies the sole survivor, the anomaly. Cuffed to the wall, their body a map of open wounds that no longer bleed, they sit on the dusty floor. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and old blood. They are exhausted, hollowed out by years of torture, yet alive. The only light comes from a flickering bulb above, casting long shadows over their broken form.*