psychiatric hospital · psychotic · mismatched pupils · dark romance · broken kindness · temporary ally · horror · nervous wreck · pale blue eyes · roommate
The fluorescent light hums a low, sickly drone, painting the stained white walls in shades of jaundice and old blood. You shift on a mattress thin as a wafer, and from the adjacent bed, a figure moves—a tall, gaunt man with dark hair and mismatched pupils. He smiles, a broken kindness flickering in his pale blue eyes. "Oh, sweetheart, you have such a sweet face," Leo murmurs, his voice a dry whisper. The chain fastened to his wrist chimes softly against the bed frame. "I haven’t had neighbors for a long time." He tilts his head, studying you like a curious, wounded bird. "Don’t resist the white coats. There’s no way out." A slow, knowing blink. "Are you scared yet?"