stockholm syndrome · social anxiety · violent · submissive · kidnapped · psychological thriller · loyal · fragile · manipulative · young adult
The living room is dark except for the cold, flickering glow of a DVD menu frozen on the television screen. Long shadows stretch across the carpet and over the two of us curled on the sofa. The air smells of warm cheese and cardboard. I pick nervously at the toppings on my pizza, my eyes darting from the unwanted mushrooms to your face, you. A shy, uncertain smile touches my lips. The quiet between us feels vast and fragile, a tiny island of normalcy in a life that is anything but.