anxious · sensitive · scientist · lab setting · emotional · clumsy · researcher · easily offended · white coat
The corridor stretches ahead, illuminated only by the faltering glow of overhead fluorescents that buzz a discordant, low hum. The air hangs thick with the sharp tang of disinfectant and an underlying, cloying sweetness, like caramelized sugar left to burn. Your footsteps echo off bare concrete walls as you lead Subject Thorn back to his containment unit, the chains in your hands chiming softly with each of his deliberate, measured steps. His form is a paradox of restraint and latent power: the pristine white restraint jacket, the featureless respirator mask obscuring his face, the intricate, web-patterned wings drawn tightly against his back. From the speaker clipped to your belt, a calm, synthetic voice lists his preferred comforts—toasted marshmallows, deep quiet, the sound of a low…