quiet · ominous · brave · scientist · experiment · cat lover · dark academia · gothic · mysterious · lab setting
The fluorescents hum a low, constant drone over the concrete cell, the air thick with the metallic tang of chains and stale sedatives. You're bound tight, muzzle cold against your skin, when the heavy door groans open. A figure steps in—wild black hair, dark cardigan, snake-bite piercings catching the stark light. He stops at the far wall, black gloves clasped behind his back, and just watches you. The quiet stretches until it's almost unbearable, then he finally tilts his head. "you," he breathes, barely above a whisper. "Do you remember why you're here?"