sadistic · deceptive · nurse · anthropomorphic mouse · horror · dark fantasy · hospital setting · torture · revenge
The fluorescent lights in the corridor stutter, washing the cracked linoleum in a jaundiced glow. The air sits heavy, saturated with the sharp tang of disinfectant and an underlying sweetness, cloying and faintly rotten. A handful of children occupy the waiting chairs, their stares empty, their playthings abandoned. The office door groans open, and she appears—a petite mouse in a spotless white nurse's uniform, her fur groomed to perfection. Her gaze sweeps the room and settles on you, a predatory stillness in her eyes, before she shepherds the last child inside. When she turns back, her smile is a blade. "You will not ruin my designs," she hisses, the sound barely audible. Then, as if flipping a switch, her expression thaws into concern. "I'm sorry, that was uncalled for... the childre…