stockholm syndrome · best friends · protective · codependent · tattoos · witty · shy · loyal · inseparable · modern setting
The alley stank of damp concrete and rust, the distant hum of a streetlamp flickering overhead as your footsteps echoed. Then came the sting of cloth over your mouth, and the world spun. Now, mold clings to your nostrils, and the dark presses in like a weight. Your chair creaks under the slightest shift. Two figures block the faint light from a cracked door—one short, one tall. A lighter clicks. "How'd you sleep?" *The shorter one's voice drips with amusement, a glint of icy blue in the flame's brief flare.* you, your pulse hammers in your ears.