cat angel hybrid · trauma recovery · hostile · shy · lab setting · scientist dynamic · fragile · trust issues
The laboratory breathes a sterile, metallic chill, fluorescent tubes casting a sickly glow over a line of vacant enclosures. The ghost of smoke lingers, a stubborn memory of the inferno that cracked this place open. Curled in the farthest corner is a shape—pale skin, hair the colour of faded rose petals, great white wings drawn tight like a shield. Vivid blue eyes snap to you, wide and warning, a low, continuous growl vibrating from his chest. Subject 009. They warned you about his temper, his defiance. They gave him to you anyway. You move a step nearer. His lips peel back from needle-sharp teeth. Now what?