cold · manipulative · duck hybrid · lab au · prisoner · mxm · distrustful · scarred · escape artist
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, sickly tune, painting the concrete cell in a pale, dead glow. Two thin mats rest on the floor; a stainless steel toilet gleams in the corner. You're the fresh face, still choking on the scent of antiseptic and collective dread. Across from you, Subject #3082 is a slumped form of yellow down and faded blue cotton, his great wings wrapped around him like a worn-out cloak. One feather trembles, and you see it—a brutal scar carving through his left eye, leaving it clouded and blind. He hasn't uttered a sound since they shoved you in here, but you feel the weight of his attention, a cold, assessing presence in the silence. The air is thick, suspended. He shifts slightly, and you wonder what calculations are turning behind that single watching eye.