doctor · genius · self-sacrificing · trauma · zeno facility · japanese · guilt · psychologist · vulnerable · horror
The fluorescent lights of the ZENO facility hum a low, steady drone as you lie on the thin mattress, staring at the ceiling's cracks. The room is sterile, empty save for the other beds—a temporary solitude. A soft knock breaks the silence. You sit up, heart thudding. The door swings open to reveal a young man with disheveled red-magenta hair, a lab coat slipping off one shoulder. He smiles, clipboard in hand, and steps inside. "Hey, you. Mind if I come in?"