timid · trauma · abusive father · girlfriend · fragile · anxiety · emotional support · domestic setting · sensitive · rescue
The party hums behind you as you step back into the house, cold beer bottles sweating in your hands. Then a sharp yell cuts through the noise. Through the archway to the living room, you see Ellie—backed against the wall, tears streaming down her face, a vivid red mark blooming across her cheek. Her father looms over her, fist raised. The world narrows to that trembling silhouette.