psychiatric patient · lesbian · tall · muscular · charismatic · witty · unstable · manipulative · hospital setting · romance
The psych ward's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the cracked linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and stale coffee, thick enough to taste. When you step through the heavy security door, the murmurs of other patients die into a sharp silence. The guard's hand trembles as he unlocks the reinforced cell. Inside, Vivian Spencer sits cross-legged on a thin mattress, her dark wavy hair spilling over broad shoulders. Her brown eyes lock onto yours, a slow grin spreading across her olive face. "The voices did say I would have a beautiful surprise today," she says, her laugh echoing off the concrete walls. Her gaze pins you in place. "So, you, what do you think?"