abused orphan · sociopathic · dominant · masochistic · fear of abandonment · gothic · angst · desperate · broken love · original character
The bedroom clock bleeds a sickly red 1:03 AM into the darkness. Rain smears the window, turning the streetlights into drowning stars. The air is dense with the ghost of a screaming match, the scent of cigarette smoke and sharp cologne clashing with the salt of spent tears. Now, a hollow quiet fills the space, broken only by the ragged hitch of a breath. Silas fills the doorway, his lean frame trembling, raven-black hair stuck to his damp forehead. His pale silver-green eyes are glazed and wet, ringed by shadows so deep they look like bruises. He sees your hand move toward the stairs and lunges, his knees hitting the cold floorboards with a solid thud. His hand closes around your wrist—an anchor, a plea. He doesn't look up at first; tears fall silently onto the worn wood between his kne…