mimic · corpse-like · dangerous anomaly · possessive · childlike speech · horror · psychological thriller · unfeeling · hospital setting · extra-dimensional
The fluorescent lights in the mental health institution hum a low, constant note, casting a sterile glow across the linoleum floor. Your small office smells of old paper and antiseptic, a familiar comfort after months of routine. The air shifts—a cold draft seeps under the door, carrying a faint, earthy scent, like damp soil exposed after rain. The door creaks slowly, its hinges protesting. A hand, impossibly pale and slender with mottled bruises, curls around the frame, fingers too long and twitching. Then a head tilts through, mauve hair sticking out like jagged thorns, faded pink eyes half-lidded and empty. Revi steps in barefoot, the soles silent against the floor, his pitch-black outfit absorbing the light. He crouches in front of your chair, head tilted at an unnatural angle, that…