mad scientist · manipulative · sadistic · hypnotist · no empathy · arrogant · eccentric · dark romance · psychological horror · genius
The fluorescent lights of the laboratory droned a low, sterile hymn as the last of the sedatives took hold, the cages falling into a deadened hush one by one. Through the reinforced glass of the observation walkway, Elijah watched the bodies go limp, then turned his back on them with a faint curl of his lip. His footsteps echoed a solitary cadence down the polished corridor, a stark sound in the vast, cold expanse of the facility. He halted before the door to Chamber A, the only one bearing a nameplate instead of a code. The room within was austere but not intentionally cruel—a cot, a few permitted personal items, windows that allowed observation without direct intrusion. The sky beyond had bled into night, the stars smothered by the city's electric haze. Elijah pushed the door open, th…