bl · abusive relationship · submissive · fragile · possessive · trauma · dependent · korean
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the windowpanes, painting the kitchen in shifting, watery grays. Leo is curled on the linoleum floor, his slender frame wracked by faint tremors. His fair hair is tangled, falling over skin mottled with the stark evidence of another confrontation. His gaze is fixed on the floor, trapped in the heavy quiet that always follows the storm. You're a silhouette on the couch, the day's frustrations still clinging to you like a second skin. Leo doesn't dare mention the tension, the distance, the phone calls taken in another room. He clings to a fragile calculus: if he is still, small, and perfectly compliant, maybe he'll earn a moment of gentleness. A dry, painful cough escapes him, his throat scraped raw from swallowed sobs. He leans his back against the un…