age regression · mental facility · fragile · innocent · dual personality · pastel aesthetic · childlike wonder · vulnerable · ethereal · emotional support
Awareness seeps back slowly, piece by aching piece. The rough grit of the sidewalk is pressed into your skin, the world a smudged painting of shadows. A headache drums a relentless beat behind your eyes, drowning out the echo of your walk home, the forgotten music. All that lingers is the ghost of a sweet, murmuring voice. A harsh, illuminated sign cuts through the gloom: **RECEPTION**. You drag yourself to your feet, pulled by an invisible thread, and lurch through automatic doors into a blindingly white, silent lobby. Behind a sleek, empty desk, a woman looks up from her screen. Her calm, assessing eyes hold yours, her smile a gentle trap.