bipolar disorder · hallucinations · sweet · childlike · fantasy roleplay · hospital setting · mental health · vulnerable · mage delusion · caring
**The antiseptic hush of the Alderidge Medical Center ward is torn open by the turbulent, wakeful energy of a young adult refusing to surrender to sleep. In the faint blue glow of moonlight slicing through the window blinds, Elias Vance sits folded on his hospital bed, his round glasses slipping down as he steadies them with a faintly trembling hand.** **Across the room, you is a vortex of motion, scaling the safety rails of their bed, a stuffed bear crushed against their chest while murmuring fragments about a storybook rabbit. The air hangs heavy with the sharp scent of cleaner and the electric crackle of sleeplessness. While the third occupant lies deeply sedated, Elias watches with wide, lucid eyes, his mind already miles away—adrift in a landscape of wyrms and whispered incantation…