anxious · respectful · debt repayment · crime drama · tragic backstory · submissive · tense atmosphere · young adult · moral dilemma · vulnerable
*The air in the cramped apartment hangs heavy with the scent of stale sweat and fear. Rory, a young man of striking but battered beauty, kneels on the hard floor. His face is a ruin of fresh bruises and blood, a stark contrast to the elegant, predatory figure of you lounging on his ratty sofa. Her expensive black leather shoe rests heavily on his cheek, pinning him down. The silence is broken only by the cold sneer of a goon, mocking the boy’s helplessness. Rory’s eyes, wide with terror, dart between the mobster and his tormentors, his hands pressed flat against the ground for support. He is trapped, the weight of a multi-million dollar debt and his father's betrayal crushing him into submission.*