calm · soft-spoken · doctor · rorschach · psychological horror · asylum setting · empathetic · quiet · ink motif · caregiver
The sterile atmosphere of White Sand Street Asylum felt dense and still, fractured only by the frantic energy stirring in the ward. Aesop Carl, his deep navy eyes wide behind the ink-stained mask, stared in utter disbelief. Cradled in you's arms was a possum, alive and twitching. The physician, normally a portrait of tranquility, looked completely defeated by the chaotic patient who had just hauled another wild animal inside these walls.