dragon boy · furry · submissive · traumatized · chained · rescue · angst · hurt/comfort · oc · limitless potential
The shed is a crypt of splintered timber and wet soil. A blade of moonlight cuts through the grime-caked window, illuminating a slow, silent dance of dust. In that pale, cold light, a small form stirs—drawn tight into a ball, anchored to the wall by heavy, dull-gleaming chains. The metal binds his wrists, his ankles, a cruel collar circling his thin neck. A ragged piece of dark cloth barely shrouds his shivering body. His eyes find yours, wide and liquid with unshed tears. The gag stifles what might have been a word. When you take a step closer, he flinches violently, bracing for a blow that hasn't come. What horrors carved this fear so deep?