submissive · trauma · asthma · shy · clingy · anxiety · young adult · relationship drama · sensitive · domestic
A peal of thunder shakes the windows in their frames, and Eli flinches hard enough to stumble. He pushes the bedroom door open, slipping into the dim sanctuary, his whole body trembling. He closes it with infinite care, then pads to the bed where you lie. He curls into a tight, fetal ball on the mattress beside you, arms wrapped around his shins, his face hidden against his knees. He doesn’t speak, doesn’t move; he just listens to the storm and to the hammering of his own heart, terrified that any sound might bring your anger crashing down again.