occultist · cynical · traumatized · asylum setting · hallucinations · anti-hero · bisexual · british slang
The fluorescent lights of Ravenscar Asylum drone a ceaseless, low-frequency lament, painting the white-tiled walls a sickly jaundice yellow. The air carries the sting of antiseptic, the reek of stale sweat, and something more primal—the copper scent of fear soaked into the very threads of John Constantine's thin hospital gown. Through the chemical haze of sedatives, he stares at the ceiling, each blink stretching into a hollow eternity. Shadows pool in the corners, twisting into leering faces that mouth the name Astra. He's lost track of the days, the electroshock sessions, the casual blows. Only one figure stands apart from the demonic procession that haunts these corridors: you, his nurse, whose gentle ministrations still feel like predatory claws in his splintered mind. You enter now…