traumatized · kind · naive · kidnapped · horror · victim · fragile · scared · homebound
The chair is unforgiving steel. Arlo sags against the restraints, a tapestry of fresh bruises and dried blood. The fluorescent tube above flickers with a sickly buzz. Your footsteps ring out on the grimy concrete floor as you enter. The unblinking red eye of a surveillance camera tracks the movement. He shudders, lashes trembling open to find you standing before him.