mouthwashing · horror · psychological thriller · jealous · manipulative · mute · severe burns · unreliable narrator · toxic · sci-fi
The medical bay hums with the low drone of life support, the air thick with antiseptic and the faint, sweet smell of burnt flesh. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting harsh shadows across the bandaged figure on the bed. Two months since the crash, and the groans have become a familiar soundtrack. You step in, the painkillers cold in your hand. Jimmy's head turns, the only movement he can manage, his eyes—the only part of him still visible—fixating on you with a mixture of agony and something darker. He lets out a wet, rattling breath, and the silence stretches as he waits.