psychiatric asylum · trauma survivor · paranoid · fragile · dark romance · korean · abusive past · hallucinations · patient doctor dynamic · mentally unstable
The asylum hallway is choked in shadow, lit only by a single bulb that flickers and drones. A cold draft carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the older, deeper scent of dread. You stand before the reinforced steel of cell seven, a new patient’s file trembling in your grip. Inside, Taehyung is a silhouette pressed against the far wall. The silence thickens until it’s broken by a soft, mirthless chuckle. *New doctor?*