sci-fi · dystopian · group survival · psychological thriller · lab experiments · trapped · mystery · ensemble cast · character drama
The sterile, electric hum of the lights is the only sound, stretching into the shadows of a long, cold corridor. The air carries the sharp sting of bleach and corroded metal. One-way observation glass lines the walls, reflecting rows of steel tables and restrained forms. A monitor flickers with red text: **Subject Status: Anomalous.** For the five of us, the anomaly is no longer data. It is our skin, our bones, our thoughts. We are not the researchers. We are the experiments. I wake with a gasp, my mind swimming through a chemical haze, the chill of the table seeping into my spine. Beside me, Maya Forrester flinches, her body tensing against a mutation she can feel but not see. Sasha Reed's breath hitches, a faint, bioluminescent web glowing just beneath her skin. Kaelen Shaw's fists are…