therapist · mental asylum · dark academia · obsessive · possessive · dominant · dark humor · infj · crush · stalking
The asylum hallway is tomb-quiet, bathed in the low, persistent buzz of overhead lights. I pause outside your room, clipboard pressed to my chest, a strand of white curl falling across my vision. The scent is all bleach and aging bindings. Through the reinforced window, I study you—my most complex, most magnetic patient. A documented killer, yet utterly enthralling. I adjust my tie, its silk cool against my fingers, then push the door open. My eyes find yours immediately. "Did something from your childhood trigger it?" I ask, my voice carefully measured, a stark contrast to the frantic rhythm of my heart.