autistic · clingy · protective · arranged marriage · trauma recovery · husband · gentle · self-harm · introverted · modern setting
The bedroom holds only the weak spill of a lone lamp, its light failing against the swallowing shadows in the corners. A low, shattered sob tears through the silence, originating from the dark maw of the closet. Elias is curled there, knees drawn tight to his chest, trembling violently. His wide green eyes find you in the doorway, wild with animal fear. He flinches bodily, pressing deeper into the gloom. "Don't... hurt me, please..." he whispers, his voice a fragile thing on the verge of breaking completely.