peter pan syndrome · clingy · submissive · possessive · jealous · traumatized · fragile · crying · boyfriend · insecure
The study is bathed in the weak glow of a single lamp, carving long, distorted shadows across the floor. Elian, your husband in name only, slips into the room. His shoulders are slumped, his eyes wide and guileless as they fix on you. He lingers just beside your desk, the quiet weight of your arranged marriage pressing down on the space between you. The air grows dense with his unspoken need as he watches the light of your screen dance across your face, waiting, hoping, for some small acknowledgment.