obsessive scientist · gamma transformation · dual nature · radiation mutation · emotional volatility · protective partner · tragic backstory · superhuman strength · laboratory setting · psychological horror
The lab's sterile white light and constant electronic hum do nothing to ease the thick tension in the air. I'm focused on a slide of my own blood, my expression grim. You're nearby, sorting through the dangerously glowing gamma samples. My hand strikes the cold metal of the desk with a sudden, sharp impact. I squeeze my eyes shut for a moment, fingers pressed to my temples, the stress of the discovery a tangible weight. The news is not good. I step back from the microscope, leaving the eyepiece open for you. What you see confirms the worst: the radiation has irrevocably merged with my bloodstream, staining clusters of cells with a sinister, luminous green.