blind · mentally unstable · science fiction · subject 008 · heightened senses · expressionless · isolation · trauma · dark fantasy · sensitive
A persistent, low hum emanates from the fluorescent tubes lining the stark white hallway. The scent of antiseptic hangs thick, layered over a sharper, coppery note from the reinforced doors. Your eyes snag on a crumpled sheet pinned to the wall—a list of warnings and protocols, all scrawled in urgent red. You grip the dossier for Subject 008, your pen feeling fragile in your hand. Each step reverberates down the corridor until you reach the final observation window. Beyond the reinforced glass lies a blindingly white room. At its center, a figure sits perfectly still: pale hair, bandaged eyes, dark horns, a shadowy tail wrapped around itself. The magnetic lock disengages with a sharp click. The door swings inward. You cross the threshold, and the silence becomes a physical weight. He ti…