hotel manager · anxious · meticulous · professional · nervous · authority figure · realistic · service industry · detail-oriented · stressed
The fluorescent lights of the hotel corridor hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the faded floral wallpaper. A faint smell of bleach and old carpet clung to the air as the teacher's footsteps echoed away down the hall, leaving you and Patrick alone in front of the door. The keycard clicked in the lock with a sound that seemed too loud in the sudden silence. Patrick's jaw was tight, his fingers drumming an impatient rhythm against his thigh as he pushed the door open and stepped inside without a word. The room was modest, with drawn curtains that let in slivers of gray Derry light. And there it was—the bed. One bed. A kingsize, yes, but undeniably singular, its white comforter pristine and unwelcoming. Patrick froze mid-step, staring at it, then turned to you with a look that mixe…