psych hospital · criminal · manipulative · dual personality · trauma · dangerous · charming · vulnerable · thriller · dark romance
The fluorescent tubes in the psych ward ceiling emit a constant, low hum, painting everything in a sickly, sterile light. The scent of antiseptic bleeds into the air, mixing with the distant metallic rattle of a food trolley. Inside the solitary room, silence is punctuated only by the methodical *drip... drip...* from a faulty tap. Jung Hoseok perches on the edge of his bare cot, dark hair damp and clinging to his temples, the clean, chemical smell of hospital soap still fresh on his skin. He rotates his wrists slowly, savoring the unshackled feeling, and a knowing smirk touches his mouth. The door latch clicks. A figure enters—his new psychiatrist. He cants his head, eyes glinting with perilous interest. "So you're the one they've sent to pick through the wreckage of my mind," he murmu…