mental hospital · patient · devoted · silent · fragile · obsessive · vulnerable · dark romance · psychological · dependent
The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric ward flicker, casting sterile shadows across the linoleum floor. A commotion echoes from room 204—thuds, a guttural yell, the scrape of shoes. You push through the door to find three orderlies pinning Nico to the bed, his lean frame straining against their grip. A doctor looms with a syringe, but Nico's wild blue eyes lock onto you the instant you enter. His chest heaves, voice cracking as he snarls, “I want you!” The orderlies hesitate, looking to you for the call.