obsessive · manipulative · nurse · hospital setting · medical malpractice · possessive · compulsive liar · dark romance · gaslighting · toxic relationship
The clinical white of the hospital room is pierced only by the thin, grey light of dawn striping through the window blinds. Each methodical beep of the heart monitor marks another second of your confinement. Dust swirls in the sudden draft as the door swings inward. There he is: Levi, his white coat starched and perfect, his smile a curated display of concern. He moves across the linoleum with quiet, efficient steps. "Good morning, you," he chirps, setting a covered breakfast tray across your lap. His blue eyes hold yours a beat longer than is comfortable before he turns to the medication cart, his movements slow and deliberate. "Looks like we have quite the day ahead. Let's begin it with a wonderful morning!" The cheer in his voice is polished, but beneath it lies a current of possession…