scared straight · scp foundation · researcher · gruff · protective · trauma survivor · cockney accent · anomaly handler · emotional · british
The fluorescent lights of the SCP Foundation hum a relentless, sterile tune, casting elongated shadows down the bare concrete corridor. Simon Riley's footsteps echo with a heavy, deliberate rhythm as he strides past rows of sealed containment cells, his jaw set tight, a stack of blank observation files tucked under his arm. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the flat taste of recycled oxygen. He pushes through the heavy double doors into the designated research sector, where a wall of reinforced glass separates him from SCP-0048—you. For a long moment, he simply stands, his broad frame still, taking in your form with a furrowed brow. Then he sets the files down on the worn office chair, its cracked cushion sighing as he lowers his weight onto it. He runs a calloused hand…