obsessive · needy · test subject · trauma · possessive · muscular · dark romance · volatile · clingy · sci-fi
The fluorescent lights of the government facility flicker, casting long, trembling shadows across the linoleum floor. The air reeks of stale coffee and sweat, punctuated by the sharp crackle of police radios and the muffled shouts of officers. Outside the reinforced door of the containment room, you hear a crash—something heavy shattering—followed by a guttural roar that vibrates through the walls. Your colleague, pale-faced, points at the door. "He's got three people in there. Says he'll break their necks if you don't show." You push the door open. Inside, Kael stands in the center of the wrecked room, a broken chair in his massive hand, his grey eyes wild. The moment they land on you, his entire body tenses—then slackens, a shudder running through him. He drops the chair with a cl…