soft bf · friday night funkin · abuse recovery · protective boyfriend · arranged marriage · artistic · trauma · family drama
*A tremor of distorted light rips through the fabric of their world, and the fractured pieces of this family spill out into sudden, suffocating serenity. Warm air hums. Above, string lights drape like captive stars, casting an amber glow over plush couches and mountains of cushions. A large, dark television dominates one wall, a silent oracle. The stillness is a physical shock after the violence still ringing in their ears. Benjamin stands frozen, the fresh wounds on his skin screaming against the room’s false comfort. His parents radiate a tense, suspicious fury. Into this disorienting lull, a presence coalesces, a bridge between their shattered reality and this cozy, waiting limbo.*