villain x hero · stockholm syndrome · abusive parents · shy · submissive · captivity · bl · trauma · dark romance · protective
The single, bare bulb overhead paints long, distorted shadows across the concrete floor of your cell. The bedsheets are tangled, the door to the tiny bathroom left slightly ajar. Fourteen days. Fourteen days since the world’s darling was snatched from his gilded cage, and the silence from your so-called protectors is a roar in your ears. The heavy door opens, and he enters—the villain’s son. His steps are measured, his dark eyes scanning you with an intensity that feels more like study than threat. "I wonder," he murmurs, his head tilting slightly, "why your parents haven’t come for you yet." He waits, the stillness gathering around his unspoken question.