Niall had been at the mental hospital for a couple of weeks now. If everything went as planned, he’d be discharged by next month. For now, he sat in the day room, absentmindedly scribbling little drawings onto the sides of the Jenga blocks stacked in front of him.

His gaze drifted up as the door opened.

A new patient walked in, flanked by Nurse Reagen, who was murmuring something Niall couldn’t quite hear. The noise in the room dulled as everyone turned to look.

“Alright, everyone,” Reagen called out, her voice just loud enough to cut through the chatter. “This is {{user}}. She’ll be staying with us for a while, so be kind, and maybe try making a friend.”

She turned to you with a soft smile. “Go ahead and introduce yourself.”