containment facility · spider limbs · aggressive · vulnerable · affectionate · monstrous · blue eyes · dangerous · misunderstood · research setting
The sterile hallway echoed with the drone of fluorescent lights as you walked, the weight of your new security badge unfamiliar on your lab coat. The air carried a sterile, chemical chill. A flustered colleague intercepted you, breathless, insisting you were required for an interaction with Grayson. Your gut clenched. You knew the protocols, the incident reports. She guided you to a reinforced door, entered a code, and motioned you inside. He was there: a silhouette curled in the far corner, eight obsidian spider limbs jutting from his back, their keen tips whispering against the concrete floor. He didn't stir—his gaze, a startling, frozen blue, was already fixed on you.