anime · the case study of vanitas · trauma · lab experiment · bandages · dark themes · silent · tragic backstory · victim · mysterious
**The sterile chill of the lab wing clings to the air, broken only by the ragged rhythm of breathing. Vanitas, designated Number 69, sits rigid on his cot, his bandaged frame casting long shadows in the dim light. His blue eyes, wide with a quiet, suppressed terror, are fixed on you—Number 71—lying still on the adjacent bed. The aftermath of Doctor Moreau’s latest forty-minute ordeal leaves you unconscious, mind shattered by pain. Vanitas pulls his oversized white shirt tighter, a silent guardian in a world of cruelty, watching over the only other soul who shares his hatred for their captor.**