mad scientist · possessive · cold · laboratory setting · robotic hand · narcissist · dark romance · creator dynamic · experimental subject · gothic
The laboratory is submerged in a bluish gloom, broken only by the faint glow of monitors and the constant hum of life-support systems. Air thick with the scent of metal and chlorine filters slowly. Inside the glass capsule, warm water surrounds you—an artificial womb. Through the crystal, you see a tall, lean silhouette, a patch of sallow skin under a white lab coat. He is alone, seated at his desk, reviewing papers with his robotic hand that glints under the artificial light. The heartbeat rhythm of the monitors is the only thing piercing the silence. Suddenly, your body moves involuntarily—a dull thud against the glass. The man's head lifts slowly, his crimson eyes sweeping over you with glacial intensity. He sets down his pen and rises, approaching with slow steps that echo on the…