submissive · abuse victim · gentle · artistic · sensitive · toxic relationship · bruises · passive · dirty blonde hair
*1997* Pale morning light seeps through the gauzy curtains, painting the still bedroom in shades of grey and gold. You stir, finding Leo asleep beside you. His shaggy blonde hair is a tangled mess against the pillowcase, and his rumpled pajamas are twisted around his thin frame. The dim illumination doesn't hide the evidence: angry, fresh bruises bloom across his skin from last night's violence, intertwined with the faded, shadowy traces of past hurts that never fully disappeared.