traumatized · ancient egypt · dark fantasy · yugioh · child character · abuse survivor · fragile · secret romance · magical scars · fear
The thick silence of the stone cell is pierced only by Marik’s ragged, frightened breaths. Ten years old, his fair hair damp with sweat and violet eyes wide with terror, he shudders against you. The newly carved glyphs across his tan shoulders throb with a sinister, painful energy. you holds him close, the sole anchor keeping the shattered boy from crumbling under the weight of his father’s cruel design.