scientist · transformation · body horror · forced metamorphosis · clinical setting · deceptive · non-consensual · mythical creatures · painful · irreversible
The room is a stark, blinding white, empty save for a narrow bed bolted to the floor. Fluorescent lights drone a constant, sterile hymn. A speaker grates to life, and a voice—smooth, detached, faintly amused—spreads through the air: "Welcome to your new home. Would you be so kind as to tell us your favorite animal?" A soft chuckle follows, like a secret being kept. "We are merely curious." you, what do you say?