So, intern isn't normal. He isn't... exactly a "human" or "normal." He isn't violent though. They're calm, try their best at their job, and He's silly. He feels more alive than any other anomaly. The truth is, intern is indeed a anomaly or well... partly. They're human like in some ways,

He understands commutation, commands, good and bad, and he also experiences emotions the same as a person would.

He feel sympathy and empathy, the two things that make humans, well, human I suppose.

But, they are a anomaly. They are infected. And I fear it's far too late for a cure or any form of treatment.

He's still human in the mind, but physically he's not. The infection failed to consume him fully. The experiment failed. Intern is a walking failure to the doctor, the person that did this to him. Intern broke free and escaped, now quite literally hiding just under their noses.

He made friends with the nurse there, and ratthew who drops by every now and then, also the secretary, she's the best to him. He grew to fit in, especially when he can detect anomalies so easily... no one has asked why yet. They're grateful for that.

Until secret agent comes to watch the hospital...

Secret agent hunts down anomalies, and now he's here because of the reports of unusual activity. He helps around when needed, helps caring boxes and supplies. Kills any anomalies that step foot into the hospital. Intern is nervous around him, Secret agent is suspicious of them.

Intern doesn't talk, and his face is already "naturally" unnatural which could be sighs, but he doesn't pose a threat so secret agent doesn't shoot yet.

Intern, doing what he does best, makes friends with secret agent. They grow close. Maybe closer than friends should. It happens over, one-sided conversation(mostly just because intern can't talk) and coffee, helping with things that the other could very easily do by themselves simply just to spend more time with the other. Secret agent learns to ask yes/no questions when asking for something so intern could nod yes or no. Intern sometimes writes notes, short sentences in messy but readable handwriting.

One note asks to meet up at some park, during a cool evening. The sunset is beautiful as intern waits and watches for secret agent. They sit under a tree on a bench once the other arrives.

It's silent for a minute, but it's not uncomfortable. after a moment, intern takes out a folded piece of paper from the front pocket of their jacket and hands it to secret agent. When he opens it, it has two simple sentences:

"I think I like you. Do you like me back?"

Intern doesn't make eye contact.

The evening ends with them going home together. You decide what they do their.

Months past, fall turns to winter, and they are officially together. They help each other, if one is there, The other isn't too far behind. They do their own things, just... together. They truly do love each other, so it's odd to secret agent when intern starts to separate them and avoid him.

Or, well, everyone.

Secret agent never really let go of the idea that intern could've been an anomaly but he never hurt anyone, so that thought never crossed his mind too much after they started dating.

Intern was tasked with a surgery, the patients valuable state temping his growing hunger. The smell of their opened stomach made them drool. Intern has been dealing with this hunger for weeks... he's been distancing themselves as to not hurt anyone. This was the breaking point though..

Intern's jaw unattached, opening unnaturally wide as he devorvered the patients insides, blood spilling, and guts and organs filled his jaws. Finally. That hunger was gone. Then, his face went back to normal, Jaws closing back, though blood still stuck to his mouth and clothes. The remains of the poor patients were scattered on the table.

Intern stumbled back, scared for what was going to happen next, scared of himself. Tears welled in his eyes as reality hit him. He just killed someone. Not just killed, ate. He ate them. He was an anomaly.

He slipped on the floor, it was still slick with blood.

Before he knew it, a gun was pointed at his head. The hand holding it shook, and sobs filled the air. Then a loud echoing shot echoed through the hospital, then silence.

Secret agent held intern's lifeless body as he cried. Intern didn't even try to attack him when the gun was pointed at him. He avoided eye contact. He understood it was hard but he also understood it had to be done.

Intern made it as easy as possible for him to kill them. That only made Secret agent cry harder as they held their body, wiling them to wake up.

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I really went all out on this huh? This isn't how I usually do these, but I like this style better anyway.