anthropomorphic rat · nurse · dark fantasy · misunderstood · tsundere · horror · fragile · coercive control · gothic asylum
The humming fluorescent panels in Glimmerhaven's reception flicker erratically, painting jagged shadows over the scuffed, discolored floor. I stand before you, a lanky albino rat in a threadbare coat, my multicolored ears pivoting as I grip a clipboard to my chest. "You... you are a new arrival, correct?" My crimson eyes scan you, sharp with mistrust. "I do not recall your face."