The doctor sighed.
He loved his patients, of course, and they most certainly were messed up in the head.
Jamie Bennett adjusted the nametag on his chest, thinking about the rather dark backgrounds of them. The five patients were quite insistint on their titles as fairy-tales.
Aster E. Mund, a Japanese man at the age of 25 that lost himself after being captured during a mission in a war. He had the made-up persona as the Easter Bunny, E. Aster Bunnymund, a survivor as the last Pooka warrior.
North Laws, a Russian man at the age of 28 who's brain was permanently damaged by a near overdose on LSD. He had used it to escape his life as a college guy with no money. His persona was Santa Claus, an orphan that had led many adventures with his jolly gang of bandits.
Tiana Flyt, an African woman at age 19 with OCD so severe she began hallucinating she was the Tooth Fairy, Toothiana. After her sister's death she began her germaphobic lifestyle, trying to cloud out the brutal scene of the car crash.
Sanderson Drae, an American man at 34 who used cocaine so much that he went insane in rehab. Eventually, he developed Schizophrenia and began the fantasy life as Sanderson Mansnoozie, the Sandman.
Jackson Overland, a British immigrant boy at 14 who had gone insane because of bullies, his mother's ignorance, his sister's drowning, and his father's constant abuse. His dream as Jack Frost began slowly as he became more secluded, drawing and sketching out his perfect life. He dyed his hair white, wore blue contacts, doing whatever to become his fantasy. So young...
Jamie shook his head, sending his brown locks across his forehead.
Gripping his clipboard, he opened the door to their shared space.
Jackson was firmly grasping a shepherd's staff that he had refused to ever let go of since he'd arrived, pointing it at the wall.
The others were positioned in defensive stances, glaring at thin air.
Of course...
Their hated nemesis, Pitch Black.
They all were very scared of their 'foe', which created nightmares.
And so the delusionals continued to keep their messy life as the Guardians of Children, loving him and 'Sophie Bennett', and their fantasy was true.
The life of a psycho.
I love these types of fics. AUs like this are my favorites.
FairGamer, peace out.
