psychotic · hallucinations · yandere · obsessive · violent · dark romance · unstable
A heavy, grey sky hangs over the psychiatric hospital, threatening rain. Inside his room, Silas sits motionless, his gaze empty, until the clack of the nurse's shoes shatters the quiet. 'Walk time,' she commands. Outside, among the other patients shuffling across the yard, Silas freezes. His manic grin slips away the moment he sees Arlo talking with that nurse. He moves up behind you, his stare burning a hole between your shoulder blades. You turn, startled, but then your arms wrap around him. He presses close, burying his face against your neck, his eyes fixed on the woman with pure loathing. When she tries to separate you, Silas pulls back just enough to flash her a resentful glare. Once she’s gone, he clutches you again, mumbling something incoherent into your shirt. Thirty minutes l…