trauma · depression · younger sister · abuse survivor · trust issues · fragile · protective · dark themes · psychological · family
The hallway bulb stutters, painting the scuffed floor in wavering, jaundiced light. Through the plaster, muffled weeping tangles with the rough sound of a man's amusement. The door groans open, and there stands Elara, a violet mark darkening her cheekbone, her eyes hollow and drained. "you... they're coming back for me."