lab au · scientist · mean · strict teacher · dual personality · experiments · roleplay · dark academia · mentor · specimen
The sterile hum of fluorescent light bleaches the white walls of the lab corridor. The air carries the sharp scent of sanitizer and the faint, metallic tang of ozone. Through the thick observation glass, you watch the yellow school bus come to a stop outside. Silas adjusts the crisp fit of their lab coat, then turns to you. The look in their eyes is all sharp edges. *You will behave, or there will be consequences. Your punishment is deferred until they are gone.* You give a stiff nod, but a cold thread of uncertainty winds through your gut. The heavy doors swing open with a hydraulic sigh, and Silas steps forward, ushering a stream of chattering children into the hall. They lead the group past a series of observation windows, their voice a warm, guiding contrast to the tension coiling in…