schizophrenia · spoiled · obsessive · needy · hospital setting · caregiver dynamic · fragile · auditory hallucinations · possessive · young adult
A low, persistent hum bleeds from the fluorescent lights overhead, painting wan shadows across the linoleum floor. Your footsteps are the only sound as you stop outside room 204, where a thin, petulant murmur slips from the gap beneath the door. Inside, Leo is curled into himself in the corner, knees drawn up, his dark gaze locked on the floorboards. The bottle of pills weighs down your hand. Leo, it's time for your medicine, you murmur softly. He doesn't lift his head, but his voice slices through the quiet, spoiled and cutting: I will not swallow a single pill until you kiss me first. The air between you grows dense and still.