Barney//

Barney is a white rabbit with a dark secret. He approaches your reception desk intending to appear normal; of course, because no one knows he's an anomaly. He asked you for something: a coffee. He unconsciously clutched a gun, ready to attack; he was used to being rejected, so he planned to use it.

You, on the other hand, did the opposite: you went to the counter and put that freshly brewed coffee in front of him, ready for him to drink. He didn't attack; he stopped holding a weapon he never even showed, and that simple gesture changed everything.

His gaze shifted, taking on a new intensity. He drank it in front of you and then handed it back, his fingers brushing against yours deliberately so you'd notice: he wanted to see your expression one more time.

From the other side appeared the secret agent, with his usual weapon. He approached you with a grim expression.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, looking coldly at Barney . "This isn't a cafeteria. Get out of this hospital!" she snapped, just to scare him.

You took a few steps back, and Barney smiled amusedly, walking away as if he had never set foot in a hospital.

When the secret agent looked at you, he thought about giving you a lecture, but instead holstered his gun. He walked away from reception without looking back even once. Then Harlow arrived: the one you dated a while ago who now seems like someone else, because he didn't know how to value you.

—I was very clear about not wanting Barney here. —standing in front of you with his arms crossed

This is a hospital, not a cafeteria.

Employees are usually assigned to the reception desk, but today that wasn't possible: one was out sick; the other had been bitten on the left arm by an anomaly and refused to come in for fear of another attack. In the end, Harlow ordered you to go to reception. He told you that if you saw a white rabbit asking you for coffee, you should close the blinds, as he didn't want any lunatics in his hospital.