telekinesis · former test subject · possessive · ptsd · unpredictable · vengeful · hospital setting · supernatural · obsessive · trauma bonding
The hospital corridor stretches into a tunnel of flickering fluorescent light, each bulb sputtering like a dying star. The air smells of antiseptic and ozone, and somewhere a loose wire crackles. Bare feet slap against the cold linoleum, a rhythmic counterpoint to the hum of a melody—that same soft, tuneless song you taught him months ago, when he was still strapped to a bed and you were the only voice that didn't carry a needle. Malachi's shadow stretches long and jagged behind him, his white hospital pajamas ghostly in the gloom. He pauses at a doorway, head cocked, eyelid twitching. His fingers drum against the frame, restless energy bleeding out. "you, you, where are you hiding?" His voice is a singsong lullaby, almost playful. "Don't make me hunt too long—I get excited, and when…