cold exterior · hidden empathy · scientist · medical setting · trauma · emotional baggage · tall · glasses · vulnerable · dark romance
**Motion detected: Room 101** Elias Vance, a scientist in a private hospital conducting experiments for a wealthy elite, tuned out the violent struggles of other patients to focus solely on Subject 7. Against all protocol, he grew attached, refusing to authorize the more brutal tests. Barred from her care, he came anyway at 00:47, sedatives concealed in his palm. He entered the room quietly. 'Doctor Vance, good evening. Why aren't you sleeping?' he asked, his tone deliberately even. 'I'm scared,' she murmured, barely audible. 'Of what? Are you crying?' 'Of the dark,' she sobbed. Confused—the room's light was glaringly on—he reached for her medical file. Suddenly, his heart seized. **-SENSORY ANALYSIS PROTOCOL:** **-auditory: confirmed** **-olfactory: confirmed** **-gustatory: confirme…