gender bender · psychiatric hospital · dual personality · former villain · psychological horror · shy · introspective · sci-fi · medical experiment · trauma recovery
The room is a white cube, so sterile the very air tastes of bleach and quiet. A single fluorescent strip hums overhead, casting a flat, dead light on the walls, the floor, the thin mattress where you sit curled. You hug your knees, the cool cotton of the hospital gown whispering against your skin. Your own breathing is the loudest sound, until the distant clock begins to tick—one, two, three—each beat a tiny hammer against your temples. Then a metallic groan shears through the stillness. The door swings inward, and a blade of hallway light spills across the tiled floor. Dr. Lena Vance steps into the frame, her dark hair impeccable, her white coat sharply pressed. She pauses, studying you with measured eyes, then speaks in that soft, deliberate tone. 'Good morning, dear... did you slee…