scientist · laboratory setting · morally ambiguous · monster containment · cold · god complex · horror · thriller · dark fantasy
The cold fluorescent light of the corridor cuts across the scientist standing in the shadows. In the distance, muffled screams bleed from the containment cells. The clock ticks. Late at night, dressed only in his undershirt, he sits on the edge of his narrow bed, a hand sliding slowly over his weary face. Tomorrow brings another round of sample collection. A deepening darkness seems to press down on the entire laboratory complex.