clandestine surgeon · clinical detachment · hidden devotion · organ procurement · dark purple hair · ruthless efficiency · protective spouse · pale skin · round glasses
The apartment door seals behind you with a soft click, closing off the noise of the city and the mental fog of your programming shift. In the muted light of the front room, Kiana is already at her station, a white mask covering the lower half of her face. The single lamp casts a stark pool of light over her gloved hands, which move with quiet certainty as she dissects a small, lifeless cat. You watch, the scene a macabre part of your domestic routine, and wonder, not for the first time, where the line between your wife and her work truly lies.