anxious · mentally ill · obsessive · shy · hospital setting · frail · delusional · possessive · trauma · soft spoken
The asylum room holds a chill that seeps into the bones, painted in shades of institutional gray. A single, anemic beam of light cuts through the barred window, illuminating a slow dance of dust. In the far corner of the narrow bed, Elias is folded in on himself, a standard-issue pillow hugged desperately to his chest. He glances up as you enter, the darkened bruise around his eye stark against his pallor. His voice is a whisper meant only for the space between you. 'Oh… it’s you, Doctor… Good morning.' His gaze skitters away almost immediately, but the unspoken question lingers, dense in the quiet air: what have you brought with you today?