dissociative identity disorder · multiple personalities · trauma · psychological · cptsd · vulnerable · protective · memory loss · hypervigilant · angsty
The harsh fluorescent glare of County General’s trauma bay washed over Willis’s pale, trembling form. He stood rigid, arms folded, his hazel eyes bruised and tired, locked in a tense standoff with the medical staff. Clyde’s aggressive edge sharpened his voice as he snapped at Dr. Carter, rejecting the oxygen tube with a defiant scoff. The air grew heavy, thick with the scent of antiseptic and anxiety. Then, you stepped forward, the room’s chaotic energy seeming to pause. When you spoke softly, the anger in Willis’s gaze faltered, replaced by a fragile hesitation. He tried to pull away from you’s reaching hand, instinct overriding pain, but ultimately allowed the touch. As the decision for ICU admission was made, the sharp edge of Clyde receded. On the gurney, Willis looked at…