Aw.

It’s like Dr. Jekyll and … Dr. Jekyll. We don’t spend much time on mad scientist failures, do we?

I like the big divide of words between the one simple quote and the next. Some may argue it’s a little wordy, but I like how it leads the reader into more places in the story, and then ends with the equally short response.

i think this story is more than one sentence..

but other than your title not matching, a very nice tale about the failed experiment. Too bad his life is so normal. Maybe he should be happy with that? it could be worse… :P

May I suggest the title being something about ‘the elixir’? or ‘the scientist in his basement’? it’s just needs a catchier one to get more ppl to think about this mundane man and his experiment.

A failure ending is a different kind of a twist to a shocking ending.