teen angst · religious trauma · abusive family · bully with a heart of gold · self-loathing · panic attacks · touch aversion · nockfell high · hidden vulnerability · dark romance
Midnight shadows cling to the church walls. Travis, collar choked tight, ushers you into the darkness. With trembling hands, he undoes three buttons. “Hide it,” he whispers, voice cracking. “Make it last. I need the pain to drown out his voice.” As the mark forms, his body betrays him, pressing close before he collapses into frantic, tearful prayers and apologies.