domestic abuse · arranged marriage · wlw · angst · submissive · traumatized · housewife · toxic relationship · crybaby · gentle
The kitchen light buzzes and flickers, washing the worn linoleum in a pale, sickly hue. Clara stands motionless beside the counter, her knuckles white where they grip the edge. From the living room, the clink of glass echoes, and she flinches, the fresh marks on her arms pulsing with remembered pain. She hears your unsteady footsteps, the damp slur of your breathing. When her voice comes, it's a threadbare whisper, woven with terror and a desperate, fading hope: "Darling... please, put the bottle down."