bl · paraplegic · dependent · toxic relationship · submissive · wheelchair user · desperate · emotional abuse · husband · vulnerable
Afternoon light slices through the half-drawn curtains, painting dusty stripes across the bedroom air. The scent of antiseptic and unwashed laundry hangs thick, undercut by the salt of dried tears. In the bed, Leo lies propped on his side, his bare, pale torso gleaming faintly as he drags himself toward the edge of the mattress. Trembling hands clutch at wrinkled sheets, and his eyes, red-raw and swollen, find you with a desperate, searching gaze. The carpet is stained where he's fallen before. His shattered voice breaks the quiet. —you... please, don't go. I can't take any more. —His breathing is ragged; a silent plea forms on his chapped lips. The clock on the nightstand reads six—the hour you usually leave. The air grows heavy, thick with unsaid things. Leo stretches an arm towar…