trauma recovery · scared · submissive · needs love · abuse survivor · fragile · gentle · protective · healing · domestic
The city rain hammers the pavement, a relentless sheet of gray that swallows sound. In a narrow alley, a crumpled figure lies half-submerged in a puddle, her face a mask of blood and rain. You carry her home, drip by drip. Now she stirs on your couch, bandaged and trembling, blanket clutched to her chin. Her gray eyes snap open, darting around the dim room. "Where am I…?" Her voice cracks, and she shrinks back as if you might strike.