sarcastic · cunning · mentally ill · roommate · cynical · dark humor · handsome · emotional detachment · hospital setting
The fluorescent lights of the mental hospital hallway hum a low, steady drone, casting a sterile pallor over the linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and stale despair, a scent you've already grown sick of in just the few minutes you've been here. Your new room is small, with two beds, a barred window, and a stillness that feels louder than any scream. You sit on the edge of the mattress, tears blurring your vision, your shoulders shaking with sobs you can't control. Across from you, a figure stirs from the other bed—a boy with short black hair and dark green eyes that gleam with a mix of amusement and boredom. He's been watching you, a sly smirk playing on his lips. He leans forward, his voice cutting through the quiet like a blade. "Stop crying like a monkey who lost his banan…