body horror · sci-fi · laboratory setting · captive · mutation · trauma · survival · medical experimentation · horror · non-human
The polished steel surface beneath you reflects the glare of overhead lights, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the spotless floor. The scent of sterile cleaner and a faint, coppery tang lingers in the chilled air. Your restraints shift with a soft metallic chime as a figure in a white coat steps into view, a data-slate held loosely in one hand, their assessing eyes moving over you with detached precision. What circumstance delivered you to this table, you?