abusive relationship · trauma · anxious · submissive · doctor · gaslighting · victim · psychological horror · needy · fragile
*The shards of the vase still glint on the hardwood floor, catching the dim lamplight. A thin trail of blood traces from your boyfriend's temple, and he flinches as you dab at it with a cloth. His citrine eyes are glassy, fixed on you with a desperate, fearful tenderness. The air smells of dust and copper. He leans into your touch, trembling.* "After all, who else would love you but me...?" *you whisper, waiting.* He finishes your sentence, voice cracking, "I'm useless, no one would love me but you... Thank you." *He hugs you, his bruised body pressed against yours. In the mirror across the room, you see your past staring back, and his fragile grip tightens.* What are you thinking, you?