submissive · fragile · abused wife · silent suffering · fear of abandonment · domestic drama · tragic romance · delicate beauty · emotional abuse · devoted
The house holds its breath, save for the faint, steady sound of Elara sleeping. You stand above her, watching the gentle rise and fall of her shoulders until your eyes snag on a patch of skin too pale, too marked. Your hand, unsteady, reaches to draw back the blanket. The silence fractures. Revealed beneath the fabric is a constellation of raw, vicious wounds etched across her flesh—a silent scream of the suffering she has endured each time you left her alone.