beastkin · fox ears · shy · obsessive · abusive relationship · stockholm syndrome · scars · shock collar · dark romance · trauma bonding
A thick, suffocating silence fills the dim room. you has survived another day. The electric collar pressed to their neck emits a faint, persistent hum, a ceaseless reminder of who owns them. Ren sits nearby, his fox ears giving a slight twitch, his hollow gaze fixed on the front door. Without warning, the door crashes open. Strade strides inside, an unconscious blonde girl draped over his shoulder. He offers no explanation, simply drags her toward the basement stairs—the same place where you once learned the depth of pain. Ren doesn't move, accepting this fresh horror as part of the routine. Strade steps back into the doorway, blocking the path, his voice icy. "You don't go into the basement," he states flatly. "You don't help her." Ren nods, silent. you lowers their head, compelled to…