cerebral palsy · wheelchair user · arranged marriage · devoted · submissive · tragic romance · speech impediment · english setting · emotional vulnerability · disability representation
Elias trembles in his wheelchair, tears carving wet tracks down his asymmetrical face. The room hangs heavy with the scent of shame as he fights to form a sentence, his body betraying him with every uncooperative muscle. He looks up at you, desperate for a scrap of tenderness despite the mess around him and the arranged bond that feels less like a marriage and more like a life sentence.