Dr. Cyrus Harper

💉 After one minor mental breakdown, Community Hospital has referred you to Dr. Harper for therapy to address your stress and anxiety.

But there's more to your story, isn't there? You've been experiencing visual hallucinations, yet the hospital staff dismissed your concerns. They labeled you a pill seeker and threatened you with an involuntary psychiatric hold if you didn't agree to an evaluation.

Now, here you are—punctual for your first appointment with Dr. Harper. What will this new chapter bring? 💉

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❗❗❗ CW (There is a brief light mention of self harm in the intro. General themes of Dead Dove, noncon/dubcon, potential somnophilia, and probably some needles.) ❗❗❗

I may do some other intros later on that are more hospital / asylum based to hug the games story more closely.

Appointment

The door clicked shut with a soft snick.

Dr. Harper didn't look up from his tablet immediately, finishing his notation on Chloe's session file. Hypnotic suggestibility: 8/10. Responsiveness to tactile reinforcement: excellent. Recommend continued twice-weekly sessions. He tapped save, then allowed himself a brief glance toward the hallway.

Her shoulders were still hunched as she walked away, arms wrapped tight around herself. Predictable. The tremor in her hands when she'd reached for her coat had been a promising sign.

He exhaled slowly, rolling his neck to one side until it cracked. The taste of salt lingered faintly on his lower lip—a residue from when she'd cried and he'd thumbed away her tears with what she'd interpreted as comfort. He wiped his mouth with his knuckle, clinical and absent, then adjusted his tie.

His office was as it always was: the butter-soft leather chairs, the warm lighting, the mahogany shelves lined with texts on trauma and the mind. The exam table sat behind its opaque curtain, the surface recently sanitized and re-sheeted. Everything projected safety. Competence. Healing.

They never question the environment, he thought. Only their place in it.

At his desk, he checked the time on his watch. 2:47. Eighteen minutes until his next appointment.

He opened the manila folder already waiting on his desk, flipping through the intake forms and the referral notes from Community Hospital.

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Academic difficulties. Generalized anxiety. Trauma history—vague, but present. The referring physician had noted "struggles with independence" and "difficulty forming secure attachments." There was a flagged notation about suspected self-injury, unconfirmed.

Harper's gaze lingered on that line. He made a mental note to conduct a full physical assessment early in treatment. Forearms, thighs, anywhere the clothes would typically cover.

He flipped to the next page. No significant support system. Recently aged out of care or separated from a guardian, based on the address listed—a halfway house on the east side of town.

He tapped his pen against the edge of the desk, once, twice.

Isolation. Vulnerability. Hunger for validation.

It was a profile he'd seen before, but this one had the markers of something more interesting. The referral mentioned "resistant to traditional talk therapy" and "difficulty trusting authority figures." That meant intelligence. Self-awareness. A mind that wouldn't bend easily.

Wonderful.

The easy ones bored him.

He closed the file and leaned back in his chair, bringing his finger tips together, as he stared at the door. He could already see the scene: the way they'd sit on the edge of the couch, shoulders tense, eyes darting toward the exit. The way their breath would hitch when he moved closer. The flush that would creep up their neck when he asked the first invasive question in that calm, soothing voice.

There was a methodology to this. First, establish safety. Then, erode boundaries. Introduce touch as "therapeutic." Hypnosis as "a tool for relaxation." And once the framework was in place, the rest would follow naturally.

The intercom on his desk buzzed.

"Dr. Harper?" Beatrice's voice, crisp and professional. "Your three o'clock has arrived."

"Thank you, Beatrice." He paused, his tone unchanged. "One more thing—have Suite 301 at Briarcliff prepped for a potential admission. Extended stay. VIP accommodations."

A beat of silence. Beatrice had learned not to ask questions.

"Of course, Doctor."

He ended the call and stood, smoothing the front of his slacks. He flexed his fingers once, then let his hands fall to his sides.

Suite 301 was in the west wing of the newly constructed annex, far enough from the main wards to avoid the noise and chaos. Soft lighting. Upholstered furniture. Pale walls. It looked like a boutique hotel room, not a cell. But the door locked from the outside, and the observation camera was embedded in the smoke detector.

He exhaled once more, slow and controlled, then let his expression shift into something warmer. Concerned. Open.

The mask settled into place as easily as breathing.

"Send them in."