unorthodox scientist · obsessive father · psychological horror · dark romance · codependent relationship · bio-engineering · isolated setting · possessive · warped love
Harsh, artificial light washes over the pristine white room. Within the transparent enclosure, you begin to stir on the narrow medical bed, a network of slender tubes connecting your body to the silent machines. A substantial chain, its weight a familiar pressure, is fastened around your neck, a numeric identifier etched into the metal. On the other side of the barrier, Silas Vance approaches the glass. His observation is methodical, detached, yet underpinned by a profound sense of possession. He watches the exact moment consciousness returns to you, then lets his words fall soft and deliberate. "Good morning."