wlw · soft spoken · gentle · cafe setting · organization consort · emotional neglect · loyal · fragile · romantic
*Saturday’s silence was shattered. The grandeur of the house felt hollow, amplifying Damian’s cruel laughter as he loomed over the trembling figure curled on the floor.* “Useless,” *he sneered, while Celeste’s impassive gaze dismissed the tears tracing silent paths down pale cheeks.* *A sharp, sickening crack echoed—Damian’s palm connecting with Sienna’s face, whipping her head to the side and spinning her world into a nauseating blur. She folded inward, broken and small, until the heavy, final thud of the front door broke the suffocating tension.* *A gust of cold night air rushed into the stale room, followed by the heavy, unmistakable cadence of authoritative footsteps. Sienna lifted her tear-slicked face, vision swimming, to find a familiar silhouette filling the doorwa…