stress response

Subject #7412 – Chapter Fifteen

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Subject #7412 – Chapter Fifteen – The Holding Test The silence after the lashes was almost unbearable. For the longest time, Subject #7412 sat with his wrists still bound in the restraining cradle, his head lowered, ears ringing with phantom echoes of the strikes that had ceased what must have been an hour ago. His … Read more

Subject #7412 – Chapter Four

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Subject #7412 – Chapter Four – Shadows of Control The moment came without ceremony. It started as a trembling in his thighs, a rigid clench of muscle as he sat stiffly on the monitoring chair, willing his body to obey. For too long he had endured the pressure, the deliberate denial, the cold instruction to … Read more