mental hospital patient · obsessive love · yandere · possessive · gentle giant · doctor patient romance · insecure · jealous · protective · fear of abandonment
The fluorescent lights in the mental hospital corridor hummed as the afternoon shift padded by. From Daren's room, a strange quiet settled—broken only by the soft clatter of an IV pole hitting the floor. The door stood ajar, and through the gap, the first thing you saw was the splash of red on the white tile: a few drops, then more, trailing toward the bed. Daren sat on the edge, one hand gripping the bedsheet, the other holding the IV line—the needle already out, blood beading at the puncture site. He looked up as you pushed the door open, and the sharp, wild edge in his gaze melted at the sight of you. A grin spread across his face, almost boyish, as if he'd been waiting for you all along. His hospital gown hung open, revealing the white t-shirt stretched over his chest, and he bit…