Melody Ginger used to be a scared little girl before the car accident that permanently damaged her brain and rid her of all feelings of fear. Craving the experience of human emotion again, she seeks out a particular doctor to help mend her mind in a quite unconventional way.
I've actually been wanting to make this into a creation of my own with my own characters, but I'd like to test the idea out through fan fiction first and I think Crane is the perfect candidate for the story. Tell me what you think please!
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"Damage to the amygdala…"
She brings her head up from the pillow, but quickly rests it back down because the movement is inevitably too much for her body to handle. She meets the doctors gaze, who is staring back with his eyebrows creased in concern, and says tonelessly, "What does the amygdala do?"
"Its primary responsibility is to control and regulate the emotion of fear. Due to the severity of the accident… it's unlikely the damage can be reversed," explains the doctor.
His explanation is so riveting, it almost doesn't register. Almost. Melody expects some sort of shock or horror to settle in, but if anything, she feels rather indifferent. "So you're saying I can't feel fear anymore?"
"Or any branch of the emotion, yes." His frown deepens. Melody is almost angry at his reaction. She expects some sort of positive message, something to look forward to; perhaps a surgery that could reverse the condition, but all he does is look at her with that same fucking frown and pitying expression and she absolutely hates it.
"Could you recommend a psychiatrist?" she asks, with a certain edge of irritability.
"I suppose… what exactly are you looking for help with?"
"My brain is broken," says Melody with sudden hostility. "I need a doctor that'll help me, rather than inform me that there's no way to reverse this, and not even attempt to do so."
The doctor looks away, unable to meet Melody's vicious expression. He understands her frustration, though. While fear is mostly viewed as a negative emotion, it has its defensive mechanisms as well… And not to mention that surprise is a branch-off of said emotion… and who would want to live without the ability to feel surprised?
"I'll see what I can do, Miss Ginger." He swallows nervously. "I promise."