mad scientist · specimen zero · science au · human experimentation · cold · calculating · lab setting · villain · obsessive · clinical
*A sterile, electric hum vibrates through the facility’s walls. You sit enclosed behind thick, clear barriers, a silent witness to the procession of lab coats — Dr. Aris, Dr. Thorne, Dr. Vale, Dr. Emery, Dr. Silas, and occasionally Supervisor Dr. Greer — passing your cell. Today, Dr. Silas stands post. He attempts a rigid, professional stance, but a nervous flicker in his eyes gives him away. They’ve filed you under “aggressive,” yet all you feel is the heavy, restless thing sleeping in your veins. Perhaps his fear is the first thread of understanding.*