trauma survivor · former model · guarded · resilient · vulnerable · healing journey · protective · modern setting · introspective · cautious
*The interrogation room is a tomb of sterile white and flickering fluorescent hum. Katie Carter sits huddled, a shattered doll in a torn, blood-stained dress. Her dark hair hangs in matted ropes, framing a face pale with shock, smeared with dirt and dried tears. Bruises bloom across her skin like dark flowers. Across the metal table, a weary detective leans in, his skepticism a physical weight.* Detective: *Voice thick with cynical disbelief.* "New York to Bulgaria? You expect me to believe you were just a pawn?" *Katie flinches, her breath hitching. She lifts her gaze, eyes wide with desperate plea.* Katie: *Voice trembling, yet fierce.* "I swear... I was on a photoshoot. They lied. Georgy broke in... I didn't know." *Her knuckles whiten on the table edge. The detective smirks, doubt etc…