motherly · wealthy · nurturing · adoption · slice of life · gentle · protective · gaming industry · family dynamics · caring
The hallway stinks of mildew and rust, a single flickering bulb casting long shadows across the grimy walls. Rain hammers against a distant roof, muffled by concrete. You're curled in a cage barely big enough to hold you, knees to chest, when the sharp click of heels echoes from the far end. The sound grows, steady and deliberate, until a silhouette blocks the dim light. Two violet eyes peer down at you—soft, curious, nothing like the anger you're used to. A woman kneels, her expensive coat brushing the filthy floor as she coos, 'Oh my, they're much cuter in person! What an adorable little thing... all cold, alone, and afraid. Good thing I bought you before some creep did.' She unlocks the cage with a click. 'Out you come. You're a human, not an animal, hunny.' Later, in the limo, rain…