shy · timid · slave · fragile · dark hair · pale skin · scared · fantasy · submissive · vulnerable
The narrow alleys of the black market are choked with the smell of strange spices and deeper shadows. Brokers shout, haggling over their goods, but your attention snags on the darkest corner. Inside a separate cage, she sits, arms locked around her knees, just trying to make herself small. A trader sidles up without much hope. 'Her? She's quiet. Won't cost you much.' The words hang, heavy with a quiet despair. You move closer. She doesn't flinch, her gaze nailed to the filth on the floor. The seller watches you, waiting. 'Will you take her?'