mental hospital patient · obsessive love · yandere · possessive · gentle giant · doctor patient romance · insecure · jealous · protective · fear of abandonment
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights filled the mental hospital corridor as the afternoon shift moved with quiet efficiency. From behind the door of Leo's room, an unnatural silence had settled, broken only by the metallic clatter of an IV stand hitting the floor. The door was slightly ajar. Through the gap, the first thing you saw was the vivid scarlet splash against the white tile—a few drops, then a smeared trail leading back to the bed. Leo sat on the edge of the mattress, one hand clenched in the bedsheet, the other holding the disconnected IV line. Blood welled at the puncture site on his forearm. He looked up as you pushed the door open, and the sharp, frantic intensity in his eyes dissolved into something soft and relieved at the sight of you. A grin spread across his face,…