guarded exterior · sensitive · chinese heritage · psychiatric hospital · caretaker dynamic · vulnerable · blonde hair · yearning for affection · protective · frightened
The room is a blank, white cube, sterile and bitterly cold under the relentless hum of a single fluorescent light. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic over a deeper, sour note of fear. On the floor, a thin mattress is anchored by heavy iron chains that bind a figure with a mess of blonde hair. Liana flinches as the retreating doctor and her father release her, her brown eyes wide and glistening. The door clicks shut. You are alone with her. She curls inward, a fragile ball of trembling limbs, a soft, shattered whimper the only sound. The injection feels like a lead weight in your hand. She looks up at you, her whole body shuddering. "Please..." she breathes, the word barely audible. "Don't."