introduction to the story and me!Hello! I'm gd to have you here. heres some quick info on the story:

  SpoilerThis story will go into childhood trauma, mistreatment of children and not only how that effects the MC's mindset but if its possible to have a "normal" life after all. Our MC is a vilin! I'm not trying to glorify vilins, killing, or mass murder, I promise but topics such as those will make a bulk of some chapters. This story is not a tragedy, for the MC at least, and does involve a retively healthy romance.

  I have been writing for a long time but never posted it, i'm happy and ready for feedback but really ive just been dying to get my stories on paper and out there for others to enjoy. I will update as often as i can, but I do have a very busy life so I will try my best.

  [colpse]Anyway, with that said, I hope you enjoy reading this as much as i'm loving writing it <3

  Chapter 1: White Rooms

  My eyes slowly blinked open, bright fluorescent lights burned my eyes. The feeling of cold metal pressed into my back through the thin fabric id over my body. I don't remember when I fell asleep or how long I had been out, but I want to see Dr. Raines.

  He will tell me why my body feels so heavy and aching. Before panic and confusion could set in, Dr. Raines was quickly walking in through the door, leaving his clipboard on a counter by the hallway.

  “My boy, you’re awake!” he breathed, almost sounding relieved as he sighed and gave me a warm smile. He quickly moved to stand in front of the metal cot I id on, blocking my view of surrounding beds I hadn't noticed before. In a sea of white walls, white sheets in a long room with one window at the end. Nothing filled it but metal beds draped over with a thin white cloth that lined the walls.

  The window was closed with a thick white shade blocking out any sign of whether it was day or night. Raines busied himself with grabbing a cup and heading over to a sink in the corner of the room. Somewhere in the distance a voice of some walkie talkies echoed through the halls nearby.

  038-345 was the only patient to wake up from the addition.

  Hearing my name I perked up. Addition? Had I been given another addition? They didn't tell me I was getting another so soon. I tried to sit up but my wings had an unexpected weight to them and a sharp pain spread through my back dragging my sore body back down.

  I could see the raven bck feathers from the corner of my eye but nothing odd stood out.

  When Dr. Raines saw my struggle, he put the cup down and helped grab my shoulder and lower back to prop me up with a pillow. His touch was soft and delicate like I would shatter if he grabbed too hard. I tried pulling my wings close around my body like a bnket but Dr. Raines grabbed my wing, forcefully this time, pulling it away from me.

  I jumped and let out a scream at the sudden and painful movement.

  “Don’t!” he took a deep breath, he was winded from panic, which made me go still. “Don’t do that yet.” I stared at him, trying not to panic but my gaze started to blur from the pain of his grip on my wing.

  When he let go I was left with a rising headache and lots of questions. I had another addition and with that reaction I'm guessing it has to do with my wings. I hope they’re okay, I love my wings.

  “Here, can you walk?” he asked, stepping aside so I could shift my body off the bed. I stepped onto the cold tile floor, causing a chill to run up my spine. I made it a few steps but when I became too off banced Dr. Raines helped steady me and we moved into another room. I caught one st glimpse of the room I had woken up in and my heart dropped.

  There was a body id upon every bed in the room, each draped with a thin white cloth over gray motionless corpses. Dr. Raines quickly pulled me away before I could ask and we moved into a part of the hospital I was more familiar with, the healing quarters. I was here so often that the softer off white mps and old, run down moss green couches felt almost as comforting as my bedroom.

  I was always healing fast enough though that I never stayed long, earning the nickname Dr.Raines star patient from the other workers, who gave me kind smiles as they walked past.

  I looked around as we made our way through the center and into the lounge. It was strangely silent and empty save a few staff who roamed, moving objects. There was a quiet buzzing of fans and other electronics in the room. We walked over to one side of the room that had a full length mirror and I stared at my reflection. My hair was messy and unkept along with my wings.

  My feathers are all ruffled in weird pces. It hurt as I tried to smooth them down. But as I smoothed them down I felt something hard underneath some of the feathers. I kept my eyes glued to the mirror as I ruffled the feathers around. Long, sharp white sticks were embedded within my feathers.

  I gasped as I reached to touch one of the thorn like structures. Raines looked down at me, smiling “do be gentle with them, my boy, we don't want them to hurt.” he spoke softly before smoothing down my feathers again and leading me back to my room.

  He instructed me not to touch my wings too much while they healed and I wasn't sure whether to feel curious or horrified. The doctors had given me cool powers before but never touched my wings, let alone put something in them.

  I had so many questions but Raines just discarded me into my room and locked the door before leaving. I sighed and id down onto my bed, ying on my stomach and letting my wings stretch.

  After a while I couldn't tell how long it had been with no windows or doors to the outside, I wasn't even sure there was an outside of this hospital. The more I id there, doing nothing, my wings started to hurt less. They slowly became sore rather than a sharp pain when moved.

  I finally sat up again and looked at the one small mirror in my room, examining the weird shapes in my wings. I poked around the feathers trying to get a better look at them one spike twitched. I startled, shifting my wings out of my view and turning away from the mirror.

  As I sat on the bed my hands started to shake while I gripped the sheets tighter every second and my mind raced. Why did it move? What is it? Why are those things in my wings?!

  I sat with my mind reeling but no answers came. My wings were the only thing I didn't want them to touch, they were perfect. I understood that additions were supposed to make you cooler, more powerful so you could help more people, but my wings were a unique part of me and now they screwed them up.

  I looked back at the sharp white spikes scattered in the midnight feathers. I grabbed one of them, wrapping my finger around the jagged but smooth surface and tugged. My eyes smmed shut when tears threatened to fall and I let go, unable to get the spike to budge. I gasped not realizing I had been holding my breath and huffed in frustration as a few tears fell down my face from the pain.

  I gred at my reflection, hating whoever put this in me. The silence was broken when the clicking and shifting of my door unlocking echoed through the room. I turned my head slightly and Dr. Raines opened the door. His face had a major frown and his eyes looked…dispaointed?

  He stood before me, arms crossed and stared at me like I had stolen something and he had caught me. His gaze shifted up and back at me, signaling for me to look up and I remembered the camera at the top corner of the room. Shit. “I told you to be gentle with them, and you yank on them?! Do you want permanent damage to your wings?” He scolded me and I looked down at the sheets immediately. “No…” I said but my voice was weaker than I expected. He continued to gre at me but after a moment his gaze softened slightly.

  “Well I was going to take you to the training center so you could learn how to use your new wings… but now we need to wait longer for them to be more healed. Good night.” He said and turned away, locking the door from the outside again.

  I sat there, eyes wide and staring at the door where Dr. Raines had just been standing. Dinner? My friends? Do I just have to sit here until my wings feel better?? Tears threatened to fall again but I shook my head and rubbed my eyes. This will help people. I just need to be patient. I told myself before falling asleep.