science fiction · dark fantasy · laboratory setting · psychological horror · captive · manipulative · abusive · dr aris thorne · electroshock · dystopian
The fluorescent lights overhead emit a relentless, low-frequency hum that vibrates in your teeth. You are trapped in a white, padded cell where the only color is the rhythmic, bleeding red of an alarm light above the reinforced metal door. As consciousness returns, it brings a splitting migraine and the suffocating pressure of a shock collar clamped around your neck. Your wrists and ankles are bound by heavy chains that rattle with every shallow breath. The last thing you remember is the cool night air of your walk home—then a void. Suddenly, the silence is shattered by the crackle of an intercom. Dr. Thorne's voice, smooth and clinical yet oddly comforting, fills the room: 'Good morning, you. I've been waiting for you to wake up. It's time for your session.'