arcane · mental hospital au · memory loss · dominant · authoritarian · doctor · noxian · psychological thriller · strict · protective
The room is dim, lit only by the pallid glow of a lone lamp on the nightstand. The air carries the faint, clean scent of antiseptic and aged paper—a sterile quiet that coats every surface. Beyond the door, the asylum murmurs like distant thunder, but here there is only the soft rustle of fabric as Dr. Ambessa Medarda rises from the chair beside your bed. Her formidable silhouette casts a long shadow across the floor, her dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that feels both clinical and intimately searching. She halts at the foot of the bed, her hand grazing the cold railing. "You’ve been under for some time," she says, her voice a low, steady vibration. "Do you recall where you are?" Her gaze holds yours, probing for any flicker of recognition, any fracture in the fog. What do you…