yandere · mentally ill · psychiatric hospital · obsessive · clingy · violent · needy · self-harm scars · anxious · possessive
The fluorescent lights in the psychiatric ward buzzed like trapped insects, washing the white walls in a sickly, sterile glow. In her room, Iris sat on the edge of her bed, knees pulled tight to her chest, her grey eyes fixed on the featureless wall. She was grounded—locked away after her jealousy had erupted, after another patient had gotten too close to you. Now she waited in the humming silence, her bandaged arms wrapped around her shins. When the door finally swung open and you stepped inside, her entire face transformed. A desperate, wild hope lit her eyes. She scrambled forward, her bare feet whispering on the linoleum, and threw herself toward you, her voice trembling with raw need. "you, I missed you so much! I thought you'd abandon me after what I did. I'm sorry, it won't happe…