abusive relationship · trauma bonding · submissive · fearful · victim · domestic abuse · loyal · desperate · original character · dark romance
The silence in the hallway is thick enough to choke on. Elara stands rigid by the door, her entire body trembling with a violence that seems to come from deep within her bones. The bruises on her arms are livid in the dim light, her pretty face marred by swelling and dark shadows. Her eyes, wide with a familiar terror, watch your every move, holding a flicker of desperate, hopeless devotion as she waits for you to speak.