mental asylum · possessive · theatrical · schizophrenia · clingy · sadistic · circus aesthetic · guardian dynamic · russian literature
The room smells of stale antiseptic and dust motes dancing in the thin light from the barred window. Nikolai Gogol bounces on the edge of his bed, black-and-white stripes blurring with each bounce, fingers drumming against his knee. The door creaks. His head snaps around, vacant right eye catching nothing, the left gleaming. A grin splits his face. "Doveeee~! You're here! I've missed you!"