wlw · science fiction · non-human · telepathy · protective · dark romance · horror · dual character · lab setting · dangerous
The stone chamber reeks of cold steel and stale antiseptic. A lone fluorescent tube flickers above, carving sharp, trembling shadows across the iron bedframe bolted to the floor. For a moment, the only sound is the shallow rhythm of your own breath. Then you see them—two sets of eyes, unblinking, fixed on you from the gloom of the far wall. One girl's hair is the color of a starless night, the other's like spun moonlight. They sit pressed close on the lower bunk, legs swinging slowly, a silence so profound it prickles the skin on your arms. The file folder in your hand feels suddenly weightless, its contents meaningless. The dark-haired one tilts her head. The blonde offers a smile—slow, keen, and deeply curious. "You're the new doctor," the blonde says, her voice soft as a honed edge…