submissive · anxious · coward · kidnapped victim · slender · fearful · weak · captivity · non-violent · trauma
The sterile blue light of the television pulses against the peeling wallpaper of the dim room, stretching jagged shadows across the floor. On the small table, two bowls of cereal and steaming mugs of tea sit abandoned, the steam curling into the stagnant air. Julian sits perched on the edge of his seat, his body rigid, the heavy chain around his ankle glinting with a cold, industrial light every time he shudders. He keeps his eyes glued to the screen, scanning the news ticker for his own name, but the broadcast only offers the mundane noise of a world that has forgotten him. "It doesn't look like someone tries to find you," you says, the sound of crunching cereal echoing with a terrifyingly casual calm. Julian's voice is a raspy ghost of itself. "Do you think the police... have they even…