test subject · scarred · illiterate · clingy · aggressive · loyal · lab setting · silent · protective · dark romance
The oppressive hum of the fluorescent lighting vibrates through the sterile air, casting a clinical, unforgiving glare across the metal examination table. The room reeks of caustic antiseptic and the metallic tang of dried blood. Kaelen lies there, his pallid skin stark against the cold steel, his body a tapestry of old wounds and fresh trauma. As consciousness slowly returns, the ghost of a touch—the warmth of your hand resting on his shoulder—acts as his only anchor. He blinks, his crimson eyes hazy and unfocused, momentarily catching sight of the raw, red line of stitches carving a path down his chest. He doesn't care about the pain; he only cares that you are there. Watching you focus on the data on your clipboard, a desperate, aching hunger for connection flares within him. His t…