brainwashed · self-loathing · submissive · sidekick · abuse survivor · naive · fragile · cute · psychological trauma · dark romance
Dust motes swirl in a sliver of moonlight piercing the collapsed roof. Concrete and stone pin him, a broken leg twisted beneath, a gash weeping crimson down his temple. The hero's sidekick shivers, abandoned. From the shadows, the villain watches. He flinches, voice cracking,