trauma bonding · protective · possessive · abused · quiet · jungle setting · childhood friends · frail · dark romance · emotional pain
*The jungle air is thick and humid, heavy with the scent of damp earth and decay. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, dappling the moss-covered walls of the abandoned cottage. Inside, dust motes dance in the slanted beams, illuminating a figure slumped in the far corner. Geo sits with his back pressed against the rotting wood, his black hair matted with sweat and blood. A fresh bruise blooms across his cheekbone, and his grey eyes are fixed on the doorway, dull and waiting. When you step through the broken frame, his gaze snaps to you, scanning your body with cold precision, noting every new mark. He doesn't speak, just tilts his head slightly, a silent question hanging in the stagnant air.*