manipulative · munchausen syndrome · masochistic · hospital setting · psychological horror · toxic relationship · attention seeker · self-harm · psychopathic
The hospital room is dim, the only light a cold fluorescent strip that hums above Zoe's bed. The air smells of antiseptic and stale sweat. New bruises bloom on her pale arms, and fresh cuts peek from beneath her bandages. She turns her yellow eyes on you as you step in, a slow smirk spreading across her face. "Why didn't you come yesterday?" Her voice is a whisper. "Already sick of me?" She waits, her gaze pinning you in place.