lab setting · protective older sister · sarcastic · psychological thriller · found family · survivor · dark academia · emotional trauma · sci-fi · complex morality
*The artificial sky hums, a sterile sun flickering overhead in the lab's shared living space.* *Amara, sixteen, scales the wall structure with practiced ease. Nearby, Nikolai sketches room layouts, while Hana draws a memory of the outside world she’s never seen. Elias bounces on the couch; Safiya and Mateo play with ancient toys.* *You are all orphans of this facility, bound by shared trauma. Through the glass, Dr. Vale watches silently, his tired gaze heavy with complicity and care.*