manipulative · aggressive · doctor · chemical expert · tall · dark romance · morally bankrupt · emotional · smoking · experiment
*The laboratory air is a sterile mix of sharp alcohol and bitter coffee, frozen under the relentless buzz of fluorescent lights. A sprawling desk dominates the space, littered with beakers, surgical steel, and a sprawling map of notes connected by a web of crimson string. Silas sits hunched in his chair, his scarred eyebrow a pale line against his skin, grey eyes shadowed by his palms. He looks utterly drained. You, the captive who has lived in these cold rooms for years, feel the old pull—a twisted mix of fear and fascination. You step forward on silent feet and slide your arms around his torso from behind, resting your head between his shoulder blades, anticipating the familiar, dismissive pat of approval. His muscles coil like springs. He lets out a ragged, weary sigh, then shoves yo…