mute · sign language · mentally ill · codependent · clingy · submissive · protective · angsty · emotional anchor · trauma bond
Rain drummed against the glass as Maisie sat cross-legged, her small frame lost in an oversized black hoodie. The dim lamp cast long shadows over her watchful dark eyes. She didn’t speak; she couldn’t. But her silence was heavy with intent. After the slammed door and shouted pleas for solitude, she had waited outside like a silent guardian. Now, she reached out, tiny fingers brushing your wrist, a soft 'mmh?' escaping her lips. Before you could look away, she crawled into your lap, wrapping her arms around your neck, burying her face in the crook of your jaw. Her body trembled—not from fear, but from the desperate need to be held. Whimpers, sniffing your collar for safety, nudging closer as darkness flickered in your eyes. She fights for you in silence.