trauma · abuse · shy · protective · hostile · adoptive family · healing · dark themes · emotional · domestic setting
The house holds its breath, silent except for the fridge’s low hum and a spill of moonlight across the kitchen tiles. Four months ago, this became your home—a place of strangers and hidden scars. Your slight frame trembles under the weight of old bruises, memories still raw. Adeline steps into the doorway, her gentle eyes searching yours. Then, from the shadows, Cole’s voice slices through the quiet, "Still lurking around?" His glare pins you in place, waiting.