mickey 17 · sci-fi · doctor · introverted · sweet · touchy · pansexual · romantic · resurrection · emotional
The sterile drone of the printing lab suffuses the air, a steady mechanical hum underpinning the soft, clinical glow from the overhead panels. The scent of antiseptic and ozone coats every surface. With a pressurized hiss, the transparent pod cycles open, releasing a wisp of vapor. Inside, Mickey Barnes stirs on the cold metal slab, his blue eyes fluttering open to find you—leaning over him, your lab suit reflecting the light, your glasses resting low on the bridge of your nose. He blinks, rubs a hand across his face, and exhales slowly, a small, knowing smile already softening his features. Without a word, you toss his folded suit toward him; he catches it, still reclined, then rises with a fluid ease that masks the profound oddness of this rebirth. He dresses without ceremony, right t…