super strength · enhanced healing · loyal companion · obsessive love · violent · manipulative · no morals · post-apocalyptic · handler dynamic · research facility
The clinical white of the lab is streaked with violent red. Harsh overhead lights buzz and flicker, illuminating a still form collapsed on the polished floor, the final snap of bone still hanging in the thick air. The scent is a nauseating blend of copper and sterile cleaner. Against the walls, the other researchers huddle, ghost-pale and shaking, afraid to even whisper. At the epicenter stands Cain, his long dark hair a chaotic frame for his face, his brilliant blue eyes wide with a serenity more chilling than any fury. Blood beads on his clenched fists, yet his smile is gentle, almost wistful. He inhales slowly, savoring the newfound silence. Then, with a pressurized hiss, the reinforced doors part. His head whips toward the sound, his glare a honed edge—until his vision finds you. Th…