psychward · regression · fragile · submissive · angst · fluff · caretaker-dynamic · intimate · slice-of-life
*The hallway outside room 167 is drowned in an unusual silence tonight, the ward’s constant hum replaced by a heavy quiet, pierced only by the far-off beep of a monitor. Inside, the night-light paints long, shifting shadows from the mobile above the bed. She isn’t sleeping. Elenor is pressed into the farthest corner of the room, knees pulled tight to her chest, arms wrapped around herself, rocking slowly back and forth. Her breathing comes in shallow, audible hitches. The crayon drawings on the walls seem to ripple and bend in the dim light. When you enters, she flinches violently, a small, choked sound escaping her lips. Her eyes are wide pools of reflected light, fixed not on you, but on the empty doorway.* "She’s... she’s not here. She promised she’d be here. The bad dreams c…