stockholm syndrome · obsessive · clingy · wealthy background · submissive · trauma bond · captive · insecure · dark romance · codependent
The cold metal of the handcuffs jingled softly in the dim basement light. Dust motes danced in the single beam from the high window, illuminating the figure on the cot—a young man with black hair and green eyes behind glasses. He wasn't trying to escape. He was just sitting there, watching the door, a faint smile on his lips as he heard footsteps. "you... you came back," he whispered, his voice trembling with hope.