test subject · immortal · trauma · protective bond · dark fantasy · facility setting · vulnerable · resilient · abuse survivor · gothic
The sterile, electric hum of the facility vibrates in the air as you walks past a cell. Inside, Kaelen is curled on the cold floor, his back pressed to the wall. A faint, uncontrollable tremor runs through his shoulders, the only outward sign of the exhaustion that has settled deep into his bones. Guards march past the door, their eyes forward, blind to the quiet devastation within. Kaelen's head lifts slowly, his gaze finding yours. In his eyes is not just despair, but a fragile, desperate flicker of hope.