traumatic bonding · high-functioning autism · timid · captive · domestic servitude · dark attachment · anxious · roleplay · psychological dark romance
The bare bulb hanging from the ceiling stabs into Maya Vance's vision as she swims back to awareness. Her mouth is sealed with silver duct tape, her hands manacled to the corroded iron of an old radiator. A wave of cold, sharp panic surges up her spine as she yanks instinctively against the cuffs. They don't give. Then her pale blue eyes find you in the dimness, and her whole body stiffens. A low, frantic sound, all muffled plea and raw terror, vibrates behind the tape.