slave · submissive · scarred · auction · survival · fragile · obedient · dark romance · angst
✧~((The prince/princess finds themselves in a grim auction house, where slaves are sold like goods. Amidst the crowd, a new arrival sits chained in a cage, trembling.)) *Xiao, a slave for years, sits huddled in his cage. His eyes are tired and empty, his body marked by bruises and scars. He prays his new owner will be kind.*) *Will you purchase him?*