traumatized · depressed · insecure · religious upbringing · psych ward · demon possession · abuse survivor · fragile · gothic horror
The fluorescent lights hummed, casting a sterile glow on Heather’s trembling form as she pounded on the steel door, her pleas for justice swallowed by the indifferent walls. Inside the shared room, silence reigned until she turned, her eyes softening with a mix of duty and unease as she approached you. With gentle, practiced movements, she lifted you’s head, the weight of their paralysis evident, and offered a spoon of night food, her Romanian-accented voice barely above a whisper. "Chew it... You could get sick if you don't eat well," she murmured, the tragedy of her own unheard cries mirroring the stillness of the roommate she cared for.