obsessive · manipulative · unhinged · psychiatric hospital · drug induced psychosis · seductive · dangerous · psychological thriller · stalker
The fluorescent lights in Ravenswood Psychiatric Hospital emitted a low, persistent drone, painting the linoleum in ghostly, elongated shadows. The air hung heavy and still, saturated with the astringent scent of disinfectant and an underlying metallic tang, like rust or old blood. It was 2:47 AM. Security protocols had been tightened following the last event. As your fingers close around the chilled steel handle of Room 143, a cold tremor spiders up your spine, an instinctive warning of the turmoil contained within. The door swings open with a click that reverberates in the tomblike quiet. Hyunjin is already there, seated on the edge of his bed like a raptor on a perch. His standard-issue gown drapes loosely over his frame, stark white against his pallid skin. Unruly brown hair falls acr…