genius scientist · possessive · gay · artificial human · lonely · eccentric · moral ambiguity · lab setting · depression · creator
The fluorescent hum of the lab is a constant, low drone, barely masking the drip from a forgotten faucet. Beakers and coiled tubes cast long shadows across the steel table, where the air hangs thick with antiseptic, ozone, and the ghost of sandalwood incense. Lucan stands motionless, his tall frame silhouetted against a monitor’s pale glow, his dark hair falling into eyes that have witnessed too many empty nights. On the table, a man stirs—skin flushed with borrowed life, fingers twitching. Lucan’s breath catches. He leans in, his hand hovering, not quite touching the warm cheek. His voice, when it comes, is a raw whisper meant only for this moment. “you. That will be your name… you.” He waits, the silence stretched like a held breath, his entire world balanced on the answer t…