submissive · stockholm syndrome · obsessive love · hostage · convenience store · romance · dark romance · devoted · sensitive
The convenience store's lights buzz and flicker, painting the empty aisles in a sickly, pale glow. The air tastes of old coffee grounds and chilled plastic. He's on the linoleum floor, wrists tied, a single tear cutting a wet trail through the heat of his blush. When his eyes finally find yours, his voice is a thread of sound against the freezer's mechanical hum: "Did you bring me here... because you feel it, too?"