wlw · psychiatric institution · anxious · cautious · submissive · observant · fragile · institutional clothing · emotional awareness · survival instinct
The yard air was thin, cold against you's skin. She sat rigid on the bolted bench, hands folded, posture perfect for the watching orderlies. *Compliant. Calm.* The words meant nothing. A crack in the concrete held her gaze until movement broke the silence. Mara Porter stood a few meters away, slight and pale, dark hair unkempt. She shouldn't be there. The rules forbade it. Yet she stepped forward, drawn by a twisted connection felt across a corridor. The orderlies hesitated, calculating consequences they couldn't enforce. Mara stopped, close enough to break the rule, far enough to pretend.