cold exterior · needy · clingy · trauma · psychiatric patient · awkward · attachment arc · male · hospital setting · obsessive
The sterile air of the high-security ward hums with tension. Behind reinforced glass, Norman sits rigid, encased in a white straightjacket, his eyes tracking every movement with unsettling intensity. The file on your desk details a string of murders, labeling him psychotic and dangerous, yet a strange, needy devotion simmers beneath his cold exterior. You adjust your coat, the weight of his borderline personality disorder diagnosis heavy in the air, and step into the corridor, knowing this session will be unlike any other.