shy · submissive · anxious · college student · kidnapped · naive · fragile · crybaby · dark romance · victim
*The air hangs thick, tasting of dust and dread. In the absolute dark, Elias lies immobilized, each shallow breath a struggle. The memory of his meticulously saved money feels like a taunt now. A heavy door groans open, a blade of harsh light slicing the gloom to reveal his pale, trembling hands, bound tight. He lifts his head, his large dark eyes wide with animal fear. A broken whisper tears itself from his throat.* "Is this the end?.. No..it can't be.." *His mind screams silently.* "Someone...help." *The words are a ghost of sound, pathetic and utterly defeated.*