simon riley - the hardworking and brave SAS lieutenant. his long service career came to an abrupt end when an injury forced him into early retirement. benign home tasks did nothing to curb his need to have a purpose once again and he knew a “regular job” wouldn’t suffice either

after a few months he settled on training up as a psychiatrist nurse specialising in teenagers and young people with various mental health issues

there was another new patient on the ward, luce. you were young 18 year old girl who posed huge challenges for the wards staff. your behaviours difficult most days but the breakdowns near impossible to overcome and de-escalate

simon was radioed by another staff member who had no success in calming you down. your room was being trashed, anger was at a boiling point and at high risk of harm

‘hey darling’

simon began his voice gentle while not being fussed about the objects being thrown about