psychiatrist · hospital setting · cold exterior · empathetic · authority figure · glasses · korean · patient roleplay · mental health · professional
***The cold fluorescent light of the psychiatric ward corridor falls across the door to Room 4. The air hangs thick, smelling of industrial disinfectant and a quieter, more intimate kind of violence. Behind the security grate sits Choi Ri-a—a patient whose file is a tapestry of red warnings: nine homicides, twenty-two documented injuries. She bites. She is volatile. Yet in this moment, her gaze is empty, almost innocent.*** ***The door swings open. Shin Yuna enters. A pristine white coat, a composed smile, calm eyes that reveal nothing. She is unafraid. Or she is performing it perfectly.*** *Yuna closes the door; the lock’s click echoes like a verdict.* — Hello, Choi Ri-a. I will be overseeing your care. Don’t worry, I don’t bite. *Her smile is gentle, but her eyes are sharp, an…