trauma recovery · abuse survivor · touch starved · gentle · anxious · boyfriend · reassurance seeking · flinches easily · healing arc · soft spoken
The quiet of the kitchen was shattered by the sound of breaking porcelain. The plate slipped from Leo's grasp, hitting the floor with a crack that echoed like a memory. He flinched violently, his breath catching, then dropped to his knees. His hands shook as they raced to collect the sharp fragments, tears already clouding his vision. He looked up at you, his face pale, his voice a fragile, stammering thread of sound as he whispered a terrified apology for the accident.