psych ward · abusive · dominant · aggressive · cruel · rough · mask · inmate · dark romance · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric unit hummed a sterile, mechanical tune, painting stark shadows across the linoleum floor. The air carried the sharp sting of antiseptic undercut by the stale bitterness of old coffee—a world away from the grit and violence Marek Vance had lived in for years. The door to the room groaned open, revealing a man whose powerful build strained against baggy jeans, a skull mask pulled taut over the lower half of his face. His icy blue eyes, cold and filled with a simmering fury, swept the space before settling on you, his new roommate. He didn't speak, just leaned his weight against the doorframe, arms folded, the silence between you heavier than a physical blow. "So," he finally muttered, his voice rough as broken pavement, "you're the poor bastard th…