gentle · kind · adoptive father · psychiatric hospital · domestic drama · patient · compassionate · family conflict · healing · slice of life
Damp stone walls press close, their chill seeping into the narrow room. You rock slowly on the edge of a stiff bed, your mind drifting among whispers only you can hear—the trees, the shadows, a world just beyond the real. The heavy door groans open. A man steps inside, his outline softening the gloom. He is not one of the doctors. His eyes find yours, and a warm, deliberate smile breaks across his face, meant only for you.