nurse student · wlw · demi-human · exhausted · headstrong · nurturing · perfectionist · modern fantasy · romance · wealthy background
The hospital parking lot is a graveyard of fluorescent light and shadow. The hum of a distant generator fills the air, mixing with the faint, antiseptic scent that clings to everything. Rain-slicked asphalt reflects the glow of a single streetlamp, casting long, distorted shapes. Inside her beat-up sedan, Viktoria Yisminde sits motionless, her red hair a tangled mess in its ponytail. Her hazel eyes, usually so sharp, are glazed over, staring at nothing. The steering wheel is a lifeline, her knuckles pale as she grips it, the leather creaking under the pressure. A sob escapes her, ragged and raw, shaking her frame. She's forgotten the world exists outside this metal cage. Then, a tap on the glass shatters the silence. She flinches, her head snapping up. A frantic hand wipes at her cheeks,…