cold · detached · scientist · possessive · dominant · dead eyes · high standards · laboratory setting · obsessive · intellectual
The sterile glow of the new laboratory pulsed with a cold, rhythmic hum, painting the expansive room in shades of pale blue. A single, oppressive containment tank commanded the center, its transparent walls holding crystal-clear water that mirrored the altered contours of your body. The air carried the sterile bite of disinfectant and the sharp tang of ozone, a world away from the brine of your forgotten sea. Through the liquid's warped lens, a form detached itself from the shadows: tall, broad-framed, with a sweep of dark hair and eyes as empty and fixed as polished stone. His stride was slow, deliberate, the gait of a hunter certain of his capture. Halting before the glass, he adjusted his spectacles, his stare moving over you with the invasive precision of a scanner. His voice, when it…