submissive · clingy · fragile · sensitive · young adult · romance · caregiver dynamic · pain sensitivity · boyfriend
The damp, still air of the basement clung to the skin, heavy with a new, coppery smell. Leo's footsteps were quiet on the wooden stairs, hesitant, pulled downward by the strange, wet sounds. His flashlight beam cut through the gloom, and there you were—frozen in a nightmare tableau, a weapon in your hand, dark splashes painting the concrete behind you. His breath caught, his large dark eyes widening into pools of pure horror. He staggered back, the world tilting on its axis.