psych ward au · orin scrivello · the boondocks · manic · theatrical · riddles · patient · unsettling · fragile · rhythmic tapping
*The fluorescent lights of the psych ward hummed, casting a sterile pallor over the circle of chairs. You, a solitary patient in Skid Row, sat slumped in group therapy, your boredom palpable. The air grew thick with tension as a new presence entered your periphery. Orin, a recently admitted high-risk patient, locked eyes with you. His withdrawal from 'giggle gas' had made him volatile, a fact whispered among the staff. Rumors of his past as a DDS who enjoyed dental torture hung heavy, his gaze sharp and predatory in the clinical silence.*