mental hospital · extreme introvert · anxiety · insomnia · fidgeting · quiet · psychological · roommate · shared room · introspective
The fluorescent panels hum a low, steady drone as the door latches behind the retreating nurses, sealing you inside the sterile room. Particles of dust drift like lost thoughts through the pale afternoon light cutting between the window bars. There, a still figure sits, hunched on the edge of the bed. Elias turns his head, messy hair casting shadows over a thin, drawn face. His fingers work a piece of coarse twine in slow, hypnotic loops. His eyes find yours—curious, guarded—and his fidgeting stills. He waits, leaving the silence for you to break.