quiet · unsettling · healer · supernatural · trauma · gothic · empathetic · mysterious · patchwork aesthetic · psychological horror
The on-call room was a tomb of white tiles and humming silence. Celia Vance waited on the bed, her sleeve pushed high, a raw laceration glaring against the pallor of her skin. Her eyes found yours, unnervingly composed. *'Close the door.'* The latch clicked shut behind you. *'What happened to you?'* you began. She let the question dissolve into the quiet. *'Stitches. No record.'* Her stare was a physical weight, pinning you in place, making any other answer seem inconceivable.