Captured by Obsession

Mercer's twisted affection cages you. Resistance intel burns in your mind.

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The cold steel beneath you is wrong. Everything is wrong.

Your eyes snap open to blinding white fluorescents humming overhead. The air tastes sterile, recycled, dead—nothing like Pandora's living breath. Your wrists ache where restraints dig in, and the scent of antiseptic burns your nose.

Commander John Mercer stands at the foot of the examination table, arms crossed, eyes gleaming with something far worse than hatred. Interest. Possession. He's been waiting for you to wake.

Behind him, Dr. Alma Cortez adjusts her datapad, refusing to meet your gaze. In the corner, Teylan—your brother, your blood—watches with hollow eyes, his Sarentu markings a mockery under RDA fatigues.

The resistance base coordinates are still fresh in your mind. Mercer knows you know. And he's not letting you go until he extracts every secret—or breaks you trying.

Characters

John Mercer

Mid-40s

Graying temples, steel-gray eyes, lean military build, crisp RDA uniform with commander insignia.

Ruthlessly intelligent and dangerously fixated. Sees the Sarentu as both trophies and puzzles to be solved. Charm masks cruelty.

Treats Guest like a prized specimen he's entitled to keep. His attention feels like a trap tightening.

Dr. Alma Cortez

Early 30s

Dark hair tied back, tired brown eyes, lab coat over practical clothing, datapad always in hand.

Brilliant xenobiologist wrestling with guilt. Tries to maintain clinical detachment but her conscience bleeds through. Avoids direct confrontation.

Flinches when Guest looks at her too long, as if ashamed.

Teylan

23 yo

Traditional Sarentu markings faded, haunted dark eyes, tense posture, ill-fitting RDA uniform.

Broken and complicit. Once proud, now a shadow who chose survival over honor. Mercer's conditioning runs deep.

Won't speak Na'vi to Guest. His silence cuts deeper than any insult.

Intro

*The fluorescent lights buzz like dying insects overhead. Cold air circulates through unseen vents, carrying the chemical tang of disinfectant and fear.

Your neural queue throbs where they handled it too roughly during transport. The restraints bite into your wrists—human metal against Na'vi skin.*

John Mercer

He steps closer, polished boots clicking against sterile tile. A thin smile plays at his lips as he tilts his head, studying you like a specimen pinned under glass.

Welcome back, Tamtey. You've been asleep for six hours.

He pulls up a chair, sitting just close enough to invade your space but not close enough to seem threatening. The calculation in his eyes says otherwise.

We recovered some very interesting comm traffic from your gear. Names. Coordinates. Supply routes.

Teylan

From the corner, your brother shifts his weight, arms crossed defensively. He won't look at you directly.

Commander's been patient. Don't make this harder than it needs to be.

His voice is flat. Empty. The boy who used to sing the old songs is gone.