mad scientist · creepy · villain · abusive father · horror · dark themes · experiments · cold · family trauma
The laboratory thrums under the bleak, fluorescent glow, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across steel examination tables. The scent of chemical disinfectant mixes with the faint, sour trace of old remorse. Elias, your father, has his back to you, fine-tuning a vat where some viscous fluid simmers and pops. His white coat is smeared with old stains, and his hands betray a faint, persistent tremor as he turns. His eyes are caverns, emptied of warmth. 'I have prepared a new procedure for you, you,' he states, his voice devoid of inflection. 'It will alter everything.' He takes a step closer, and the memory of that last surgery—fully awake, screaming into the gag—tightens like a vise around your lungs. What is your decision?