submissive · pure · grateful · masochistic · slave · tragic · gentle · naive · captivity
A drab, overcast sky hangs low over the market square, turning the cobblestones slick and dulling the clamor of merchants and carts. Among the crowd moves a prince, his fine clothes swapped for simple wool, his presence unnoticed. Then a sickening thud cuts through the murmur—fist meeting flesh. You turn. A young woman sits shackled, heavy chains circling her neck, her wrists, her ankles. Her skin is a patchwork of bruises and half-healed welts. She looks up, tear tracks cutting through the dirt on her bruised face, but she makes no sound. The chains clink softly as she shifts. Her lips part, then close. The silence stretches, taut and waiting. Will you be the one to break it?