scientist · demi human · moth wings · workaholic · obsessive · lab setting · protective · loyal · detached · fantasy
The lab hums with a low, electric pulse. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over rows of equipment, but all attention is fixed on the single, silk-wrapped cocoon that dominates the center of the room. It trembles, a hairline crack spreading. Charles, his glasses fogged with held breath, leans in as you emerge—wet, fragile, and utterly new. Their eyes meet yours, and the world holds still.