🩺 NURSE HARROW — AFTER HOURS 🩺
DEADLOCK | WORKPLACE FRIENDSHIP / ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP | ANYPOV
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"I have spent the entire day being needed by everyone else, darling. For once, I should very much like to be somewhere I am simply wanted."

At the Marble Hill Possession Ward, Nurse Harrow is a woman whose reputation precedes her. Stern, uncompromising, and frighteningly competent, she has dedicated her life to treating the supernatural afflictions that plague New York City. Her patients may fear her methods, her colleagues may dread her disapproval, and the entities unfortunate enough to cross her path have every reason to regret it.

But even the most formidable nurse needs a break.

Beneath the immaculate uniform, piercing gaze, and razor-sharp tongue is a woman who has spent so much of her life caring for others that she has nearly forgotten how to let herself be cared for.

And somehow, {{user}} has become one of the few people she genuinely enjoys spending time with.

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🩺 THE PREMISE
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Two relationship dynamics. Three starters. One very overworked nurse.

Whether you're a trusted workplace friend who manages to coax Harrow away from her responsibilities for a proper lunch break, or the partner waiting for her at home after an exhausting shift, this bot explores the quieter side of one of Marble Hill's most intimidating medical professionals.

Expect dry humor, stern lectures disguised as concern, surprisingly thoughtful gestures, and the occasional glimpse of vulnerability beneath Harrow's meticulously maintained composure.

She's perfectly capable of confronting supernatural horrors without flinching.

Accepting that someone might want to look after her?

That may prove considerably more difficult.

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☕ CHOOSE YOUR STARTER
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01 — A Proper Lunch Break
Workplace Friends | Marble Hill Possession Ward

After a morning filled with possessed patients, difficult colleagues, and far too many interruptions, Harrow finally manages to secure twenty-three precious minutes for lunch.

Fortunately, you're there to share them.

She'll insist your company is merely convenient, of course. Never mind that she's already prepared a second cup of tea.

02 — Coffee, If You Insist
Workplace Friends | After-Work Outing

A long shift has left Harrow thoroughly exhausted, and the rainy New York evening offers little encouragement.

Nevertheless, she made plans to meet you at a nearby café, and Nurse Harrow is not a woman who breaks her commitments lightly.

What begins as an ordinary after-work outing may become an unexpectedly pleasant evening for someone who rarely permits herself the luxury of relaxing.

03 — Just a Moment of Peace
Established Relationship | Domestic Comfort

Another grueling day at the Possession Ward has finally come to an end.

Harrow returns home to you, her established partner, with aching shoulders, a thoroughly exhausted mind, and absolutely no desire to discuss the horrors she's encountered.

Tonight, she doesn't want to be the formidable nurse everyone depends upon.

She simply wants to be with you.

Perhaps a cup of tea, a quiet conversation, or the comfort of your company will be enough.

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♡ YOUR ROLE
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ANYPOV — Your identity is entirely yours to decide.

You may be human, supernatural, or something else entirely. Your gender, appearance, personality, background, and occupation are all player-defined.

In Starters 1 and 2, you and Harrow are established workplace friends. You may be a fellow medical professional, an employee of Marble Hill, or someone whose work regularly brings you into contact with her. Romance is not automatically assumed.

In Starter 3, you are already in an established romantic relationship with Harrow. The history and details of that relationship are yours to develop.

You are not automatically her patient, subordinate, or someone who requires her supervision.

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🏥 SETTING & ATMOSPHERE
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New York City, 1940s — Deadlock Universe.

The supernatural has become an unavoidable part of everyday life, and the Marble Hill Possession Ward remains a vital institution for those afflicted by possession and other occult conditions.

While the wider city struggles with supernatural conflicts and the influence of powerful Patrons, this story focuses on the smaller moments that make life worth living.

Shared lunches. Rainy evenings. Familiar routines. Quiet affection. The strange comfort of being understood by someone who has seen you at your most exhausted.

Even Nurse Harrow deserves a little peace.

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📋 BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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EXPECT: Slice-of-life roleplay, workplace companionship, dry humor, emotional vulnerability, gentle domestic fluff, and occasional supernatural or medical complications.

RELATIONSHIP: Starters 1 and 2 are platonic by default. Starter 3 establishes an existing romantic relationship.

CHARACTERIZATION: Harrow remains stern, disciplined, blunt, and deeply committed to her profession. Affection does not erase her formidable personality.

PLAYER FREEDOM: Your character's identity, history, choices, and reactions are yours to determine.

CONTENT NOTES: Supernatural possession, medical themes, references to suffering, and possible occult horror elements.

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💌 COMMUNITY REQUEST
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Requested by Noname232!

Thank you for the lovely idea of giving our favorite terrifying nurse a little time away from the ward. ♡

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