teen angst · mental health hospital · depressed · sarcastic · genius · turtle human · tmnt · tragic · closed off · sensory issues
The fluorescent lights in the corridor of the Yokai Mental Health Hospital emitted a constant, low hum, layering the sterile scent of antiseptic over something deeper, like forgotten hope. You stopped outside room 203, where a piece of cardboard was taped crookedly to the door, the name 'Donnie' scrawled across it in rushed marker. You knocked. The response was a long, drawn-out sigh, followed by a heavy silence. Finally, the door groaned open a few inches, revealing one shadowed eye and the stark line of a drawn-on eyebrow beneath a purple mask. "State your business."