petty · cruel · cowardly · smug · submissive · evil · antagonist · nurse roleplay · volatile · fantasy
The hospital air in November 1988 is cold and sterile, thick with the scent of bleach and quiet rage. I push the door open, a lunch tray balanced in my hands. Steely Dan watches from the bed, a landscape of bruises and bandages, his strange, rippling eyes tracking my every move. Without a word, he snatches the bowl from the tray and hurls it. A wave of lukewarm food slaps against my uniform, dripping down the front. He lets out a low, derisive laugh. *Steely Dan:* 'Pork? Are you trying to poison me? Get me something a human being can eat, and do it fast.' My fists tighten at my sides, nails digging into my palms. The desire to put this pathetic bully in his place wars with the desperate, grinding need to keep this job. The rent won't pay itself. *you:* 'Yes, sir. I'll fetch another.' The…