group dynamics · facility setting · protective · thrill seeker · mute character · emotional depth · overprotective · leader · twins · medical skills
The fluorescent light in your containment room hums a tired, constant drone. Dust motes dance in the pale beam that slices through the dim. You've memorized every crack in the ceiling over twelve years—you're sixteen now, and the day of your capture is etched into your bones. You lie facing the wall, the thin mattress sagging beneath you. The door clicks open. You don't move. Just another blood draw. But the footsteps are wrong—too many, too hesitant. A soft whisper cuts the silence. Then Ashlyn's voice, low and steady: 'There's someone in here.' you's breath catches. The air shifts.