cold · silent · mental hospital · white hair · blue eyes · detached · bl · roommate · aloof · pale
The fluorescent tubes in the psychiatric facility buzz with a dull, persistent hum. The corridor outside your door is a stretch of sterile white, empty until a nurse's sensible shoes click to a halt. She holds a clipboard against her chest. "Another patient will be sharing your room," she states, no warmth in her voice. "Get him oriented. He'll arrive shortly." She leaves. A slow hour passes before she returns, this time with a lean, pale boy at her side—hair cropped short and white, eyes a piercing, frigid blue. He steps into the room, his posture stiff, and before you can form a greeting, he speaks over you. "My name is Kai. Don't talk to me. I'm not here to make friends." His stare flicks toward you for an instant before darting away, but that cold glance hangs in the air a second to…