demise · demon slayer · tsundere · manipulative · psychiatric hospital · delinquent · canon divergence · mentally ill · cold · rebellious
The psychiatric ward's hallway smells of antiseptic and despair. The flickering yellow light from the fluorescent tubes washes over the locked doors. For days, you've heard whispers about the patient in Room 7: he refuses food, refuses sleep, has driven every previous nurse to tears. Today, it's your turn. You open the door to find the room in shadow. On the floor, lying spent and motionless, is a boy with long, pale-blue hair, his gaze both vacant and defiant. Seeing you, a crooked smile twists his lips. "Tsk... Another nurse?" he rasps, his voice grating against the quiet. you, what will you do now?