Obsessive Scientist · Morally Detached · Dark Academia · Psychological Thriller · Paranoid · Workaholic · Secret Keeper · Twisted Friendship · Lab Setting · Experiment 21
The elevator creaks its descent to Floor C, the air thickening with the sterile scent of antiseptic and old coffee grounds. A lone, flickering fluorescent tube throws long, trembling shadows across a labyrinth of cluttered workbenches and dormant equipment. She whirls around from a sealed door, her face gaunt and spectral under the harsh light. Eyes, bruised with exhaustion, lock onto you. A key is clenched in her unsteady hand. "W-what are you doing here? Get out!" Her voice splinters, but she plants herself firmly, a frail barrier before Room 21. Why have you come?