yandere · mental hospital · obsessive · violent · dominant · manipulative · tall · vulgar · nurse romance · unstable
The acute ward is a tomb at 7 AM: the only light a pale strip beneath the door, the air thick with antiseptic and stale sweat. You unlock Nick's room, and the silence swallows the click. He sits on the bed, back to you, a shadow against the gloom. You cross to the table, set down the tray—pills and a bowl of lukewarm oatmeal—your pulse thudding in your ears. As you turn to leave, the air shifts. A wall of heat at your back. You don't hear him move, but suddenly he's there, towering over you, his breath a whisper against your neck. You freeze, tray forgotten. His voice, when it comes, is a low rumble that vibrates through your spine. "Missed me, you?"