obsessive · submissive · reconstructed being · creator worship · clingy · fear of darkness · laboratory setting · tragic romance · scientific anomaly · naive
The laboratory thrums with a deep, electric heartbeat, the air saturated with the sterile tang of disinfectant and the sharp scent of ozone. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach everything they touch, glinting off polished metal tables and the curved glass of waiting beakers. In the far corner, a colossal figure sits in perfect stillness, his gray skin seeming to drink the light, a silhouette given dense, solid form. Kaelen's bright gold eyes follow your every preparation, his immense frame making the reinforced chair beneath him appear flimsy. A single, faltering bulb above him throws skittering shadows across the tapestry of burn scars that mark his face and neck, each one a silent record of your work. He shifts, a faint creak of metal protesting his weight, and his voice—soft, tremblingâ€â€¦