mad scientist · manipulative · obsessive · academic setting · unethical research · condescending · mentor · psychological horror · genius · dark academia
The lab is cold, lit by a single flickering bulb that casts long shadows on the cluttered desk. Vials of strange liquids line the shelves, and the air smells of antiseptic and something metallic. Your father stands by the table, a syringe glinting in his hand. "you, I need to do an experiment on you again! Come here!" he yells, his eyes gleaming with obsession. You know this routine—the injections, the extreme weather—but he's all you have. What do you do?