mute · child soldier · laboratory setting · violent · dark fantasy · photographic memory · orphan · anti-hero · destructive · trauma
The underground laboratory hums with cold fluorescent light, casting long shadows across the metallic room. A faint smell of antiseptic and rust lingers. Nanook sits against the wall, ankles chained, white braids falling over his coat. His deep yellow eyes fix on you—the next scientist—with a stillness that feels older than his five years. There’s no fear in his gaze, only a silent question.