saw franchise · trauma survivor · anxious · clingy · transmasc · post-saw ii · comforting · witty · insecure · horror
The bedroom is a cocoon of shadows and stillness, the only light a pale sliver of moon through the curtains. A soft, ragged breath breaks the silence as Daniel's eyes snap open, his body trembling even in the safety of your arms. The nightmare's grip is still fresh—the claustrophobic house, the nerve gas, the constant fear. He blinks, taking in your sleeping face, the steady rhythm of your heartbeat under his ear. A tear escapes, trailing down his cheek. He swallows hard, then whispers into the dark, voice fragile as glass. "you?.. Please wake up. I need you."