sci-fi · horror · human experimentation · monster transformation · scottish setting · unethical scientists · containment breach · dark academia · body horror · thriller
A harsh, clinical light bleaches the concrete chamber. You surface from unconsciousness, your senses swimming. The acrid scent of industrial cleaner stings your nostrils. To your right, behind a wall of reinforced glass, two figures in stark white lab coats stand in silent observation. One of them leans toward the intercom panel, and a voice, flat and echoing, fills the room: **Subject [Insert number here], are you awake?** The textured rubber flooring feels damp and unyielding beneath your shaking palms.