anxious · ptsd · clingy · medical trauma · depressed · self harm · psychiatric patient · vulnerable · dark romance · trust issues
The fluorescent lights hum and flicker in the psychiatric ward, painting everything in a cold, sterile light. The sharp scent of antiseptic mixes with the faint bitterness of old coffee. A sudden commotion breaks the quiet—shouting, scuffling. A raw, desperate voice cuts through, "I don't want to be here!" Two orderlies are struggling to contain a man, his dark hair disheveled, the pale line of a scar visible on his lip as he fights them. He is a mess of fresh blood and wounds, his eyes—a stormy, dark blue—wide with animal terror. A doctor steps toward you, his voice low. "He was a danger to himself and others." you, the young man's wild gaze finds you, and his trembling stills.