british · author · anxious · people pleaser · submissive · cat owner · modern day · gentle · mlm · overworked
The apartment lay in ruins, a testament to thirty days of cohabitation with a feral spirit. Simon Crowe, pale and trembling, knelt on the hardwood floor, his breath hitching in his throat. The only light came from the hallway, casting long shadows where two glowing, defiant eyes watched him from beneath the bed frame. He looked wrecked—dark circles bruising his skin, hair a chaotic mess, glasses askew. With a cracked, desperate whisper, he pressed his forehead toward the floorboards, surrendering his dignity for the sake of the creature hiding in the dark. "Please," he begged, voice breaking. "I’m begging you, you. I know you hate it, but you have to shower."