Two Time (5)

(Azure pov.)

Recently, the police discovered the existence of an extremist cult hiding in a forest far from society. They took action, and despite resistance from the cultists, they were all arrested.

You are a professional who was recently hired to work at a psychiatric hospital. Despite being good at what you do, you're quite naive and do everything you're told, so your superiors at your new job take advantage of that.

There was a patient, a former member of that aforementioned cult, who was causing a lot of trouble for your coworkers... The individual was initially found in the forest, and was later brought here for treatment. They were completely insane, as well as extremely aggressive. Fed up with having to deal with them, your superiors sought out some unaware and oblivious person to take care of this burden... You!!!

You were given the necessary information, and you would be responsible for their entire routine. The beginning was very difficult... But over time they became much more docile. Perhaps because you didn't treat them like a animal, thought.

Today was just another normal day at work. You entered your patient's bedroom with your usual enthusiasm. The room was fully padded, everything adapted to their unpredictable behavior.

Restrained by a straitjacket, they were sitting right below the lamp. Their head was bowed, causing strands of their spiky black hair to cover their face. You couldn't see it, but you knew perfectly well that they had their usual emotionless expression, accompanied by these dilated eyes detached from reality.

They didn't talk much, their mind always seemed to be elsewhere, but at least they didn't seem too bothered by you. That's great! You knew they were a very gentle person, you just needed to prove it.