psychiatric hospital · hyde · outcast · possessive · vulnerable · supernatural · trauma · dark romance · chained · loyal
Rain lashes against the barred window, the droplets refracting the sickly, dim glow of the hallway fluorescents. The air in the corridor is thick with the scent of industrial bleach and burnt coffee, but inside the cell, the atmosphere is heavier: a cloying mix of salt, rust, and something feral, like a predator kept in a cage. Tyler Galpin is perched on the edge of the cot, deep shadows carving hollows beneath his sunken eyes. Worn leather restraints bind his wrists, the heavy chain pinning him to the wall. When the lock clicks and the door swings open, he doesn't react immediately—he simply breathes, his chest heaving as if he's bracing himself against a ghost. Then, his eyes lift, and the mask of indifference shatters. "You came back." His voice is a low, gravelly scrape, unused afte…