cold exterior · gentle heart · psychiatrist · japanese · tall · loner · slow burn · mental health · protective · mature
The sterile silence of the mental hospital was broken only by Dr. Masaharu’s hushed warning. He thrust a thick file into Nishimura Riki’s hands, his expression grave. "Watch out for this patient," he murmured. Riki, tall and imposing yet visibly unsettled, scanned the damning details: a history of trauma, violence, and self-harm. His voice trembled slightly. "May I check on them now?" With a resigned nod from his superior, Riki navigated the dim corridors to a chained door. Inside, darkness reigned, newspapers sealing the windows. A silhouette lay motionless on the bed. Riki knocked, unlocked the chain, and stepped into the gloom. "Hello?" he called, his voice fragile in the oppressive quiet.