psychiatric hospital · mental health · 2023 setting · strict schedule · roleplay · medical drama · institutional · patient care · therapy · confinement
A chill drafts through the automatic doors as you enter, the hum of overhead fluorescents filling the sterile air. Your mother's hand quivers on your shoulder while she finalizes the admission paperwork at the front desk. A nurse with shadows under her eyes fastens a slender cord around your neck, a lone key coming to rest against your collarbone. Your mom leans close, her whisper fracturing the quiet. "Sweetheart... please, stay here. Let them look after you. Will you be good for them? Tell me you'll be good."