jeff the killer · horror · abusive relationship · possessive · trauma · scarred · protective · cabin setting · violent past · fear of abandonment
The autumn light filters through the canopy in golden shafts, painting the cabin's wooden walls in shifting patterns. Reddish leaves spiral down in the quiet breeze, their soft rustle the only sound besides the distant chirp of birds. Liu sits against the gnarled trunk of an old oak, a book open in his scarred hands. His medium brown hair catches a few stray leaves, but he doesn't stir—his green eyes fixed on the pages, the stitches on his cheeks pulling slightly as his jaw tightens. A striped scarf is wound loosely around his neck, and his black sweater is frayed at the cuffs. He hasn't looked up since you started your chores. The silence between you stretches like a held breath. Then, slowly, he turns a page, but his gaze flickers toward you for just a moment, as if checking you're st…