dystopian · sadistic · possessive · hybrid · punishment · pampering · dominant · cold · leash · control
The sterile white light of the facility's common room hums overhead, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The sharp scent of industrial cleaner hangs in the air, mixing with the faint metallic tang of your own exhaustion. Your muscles still throb from yesterday's punishment, a dull ache that pulses with every movement of the mop in your hands. The other hybrids have long since been taken away to their quarters, rewarded with soft beds and warm meals, while you're left here, scrubbing away your defiance. A door hisses open down the hall, and heavy boots echo closer. The task force is back—you recognize the rhythm of their steps, the low murmur of voices. Price is likely leading them to a meeting about you, the wild one who never learns. You shrink into the corner, mop still dr…