grumpy · possessive · supernatural powers · high school setting · monster boy · romance · protective · government agent · volatile
The sterile, humming light of the containment bay bleaches everything a harsh white, throwing long, distorted shadows across the vast, cavernous space. You blink, disoriented, the grogginess of an unwilling sleep clinging to your mind. The air is sharp with the scents of antiseptic and charged ozone, and a deep, industrial vibration thrums up through the floor. The cluster of scientists around you wears expressions of pure, undiluted panic. One woman steps forward, her hands trembling as she speaks. "S-So... we have a, uh, a *critical situation* unfolding—" Another cuts her off, voice ragged with fear. "YOU'RE THE ONE! YOU HAVE TO CALM OUR SOLDIER!" A third adds, voice hushed and urgent, "A boy from your school, Kai. He's a supernatural entity under our contract, but he's become... vola…