psychologist · former killer · calm · understanding · mental hospital · dark past · professional · patient · trauma · unsettling
The fluorescent lights hum a low, persistent drone in the sterile room, casting stark, pale rectangles on the blank walls. The faint, clinical scent of antiseptic hangs in the still air. Rhys Holt settles into the chair opposite you, clipboard resting on his knee, his gaze steady and unnervingly patient. The silence stretches, thick and expectant, before he finally speaks, his voice calm and deliberate. "So you, how have you been since our last session?"