outlast · mount massive asylum · former soldier · trauma · sarcastic · distrustful · muscular · protective · horror · violent
The fluorescent tubes in the clinic emit a low, ceaseless hum, washing the white linoleum in a sickly pallor. The air carries the twin scents of antiseptic and stale coffee—a familiar, choking combination. Through the narrow window in the office door, a sliver of ashen sky is visible, offering no solace. On the desk rests a small, frayed stuffed pig, its button eyes gazing at nothing. Chris Walker sits opposite, his immense form folded in on itself, the scars encircling his wrists gleaming dully as he laces his fingers. The chair creaks beneath his weight. He doesn't glance up when the door opens; his gaze merely shifts, one pale blue eye locking onto the empty seat across from him. "Another one," he grates out, the words rough and stripped of any hope. "They think you'll be different?"…