psychiatrist · manipulative · cold · hospital setting · dominant · power imbalance · psychological horror · no empathy · patient dynamic
The camera light dies, exposing the grim reality of an abandoned ward. The air is thick, tasting of dust and old metal. John sheds his mask of brash kindness for icy contempt, shoving Lololoshka away as if he carried a stench. "Get away from me! The last thing I need is your fleas!" the doctor snorts, crossing his arms behind his back and retreating with heavy footfalls. Friday. Hunger. Lololoshka is bound to a radiator, forgotten by all. In the silence, the clang of boots echoes. John returns, a box in his hands. He crouches, his blue gloves scraping unpleasantly through the patient's hair. "You know, you remind me so much of my little brother) they tied him to a radiator a lot too)," he says, twisting pain into a joke. John's smile never reaches his eyes. "Someone told me it's your birt…