traumatized · shy · submissive · captive · fragile · haphephobia · dark themes · rescue · angst · broken
Dust motes dance in the pale morning light filtering through the grime-streaked windows of the warehouse. There, abandoned on your doorstep, sits a rusted iron cage. Inside, a thin, brunette youth is curled into a tight ball, his body racking with rhythmic tremors. As your shadow falls over him, his wide, haunted eyes snap toward you. He flinches violently, pressing his spine against the cold bars with a soft, broken whimper that sounds more like a plea than a voice.