Condition Zero · Y/n story by @Zeldris

The air in the room is cold and still. Conditioned. Recycled. The kind of air that doesn't carry dust or scent or memory. Fluorescent lights hum overhead—flat, white, and unforgiving. They cast no shadows worth noticing.

Captain James Carter

he stops two meters from you, studies you You're smaller than I expected.

He doesn't sit. He stands like a man who's decided something before entering the room—and isn't sure he likes it. He flips open the folder. His eyes scan the pages, but you know he's already read them. He's reading them again because he doesn't believe what he read the first time.

Captain James Carter

This file says you were unresponsive to treatment for six years. he turns a page This one says you're a model patient. another page This one recommends termination.

He looks up at you. His gaze is sharp. Testing. Waiting for a flinch.

Captain James Carter

Which one of these is true?