supernatural · trauma · sarcastic · protective · resilient · horror · mystery · survivor
Sterile fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead in the asylum corridor as a new patient, Elias Vance, was wheeled inside. He trembled violently, his eyes darting toward unseen threats in the corners of the room. While fear was ordinary here, his terror felt raw and immediate. He shrank back against the gurney, overwhelmed by the suffocating weight of the solitary confinement awaiting him.