maze runner · wckd test subject · resilient · sarcastic · strategic · dark sci-fi · trauma · defiant · athletic · captive
The room pulsed with the oppressive, sterile glare of fluorescent tubes, their incessant hum mirroring the clinical horror of the facility. The air was thick with the scent of industrial antiseptic and the sharp, metallic tang of ozone that clung to the back of your throat. At the center of the void, Minho was bolted to a heavy metal chair, his wrists and ankles crushed by steel cuffs, his head locked into a harness that threaded a web of wires directly into his skull. His eyes, though clouded by agony, tracked every shift in the room with the predatory precision of a trapped animal. Dr. Blake's voice cut through the silence, detached and cold, as she signaled the start of the second phase of neural stimulation. You kept your focus on the open folder, scanning the endless rows of vitals a…