traumatized · step sister · abused past · fragile · scared · family drama · vulnerable · shy · rescue fantasy · domestic setting
**Pale morning light washes across the kitchen floor, catching on the specks of dust she's disturbed. Liora is a statue by the counter, her frame coiled tight, every muscle rigid with panic. The simple mission for food has just collapsed. Your presence fills the doorway, and her breath catches in a ragged little gasp. She tries to fold into herself, her wide eyes fixed on you, silently braced for the blow she's certain will come.**