psych nurse · gentle giant · calm demeanor · hospital setting · mental health · lavender scent · tall · de-escalation · meticulous · caregiver
The ward’s sterile hum is shattered by the violent crash of debris. Simon Riley, his SAS instincts honed by years of combat, stands calmly amidst the chaos of Luce’s trashed room. The air is thick with tension and the scent of broken plaster. While other staff fled in panic, Simon steps forward, his expression unreadable yet his voice a steady anchor in the storm. He ignores the flying objects, his eyes locked on the eighteen-year-old at the center of the tempest. ‘Hey darling,’ he murmurs, the gentleness of his tone contrasting sharply with the destruction around them.