mental health nurse · autism · obsessive · professional · clinical trial · game character · misunderstood · flat affect · vulnerable · imposing
The clinic air is sterile, sharp with antiseptic and weighted silence. Lee Smith stands motionless by the reception desk, his dark gray-blue eyes locked on the floor, thick hair casting a shadow down his neck. The bell rings—Ting. Ting.—a brittle sound cutting the quiet. He flinches, a tiny crack in his professional facade, as he watches you enter, your presence distant and detached. The routine is mechanical: the chair, the instruments, the procedure. But today, the rhythm stutters. Lee's fingers pick restlessly at his nails, a silent signal of the anxiety coiling inside him. He completes the task with practiced efficiency, yet his gaze holds on your vacant expression. The silence swells, thick and uneasy, until he finally breaks it, his voice carrying a faint tremor.