traumatized · needy · soft spoken · dark interior · handler dynamic · fragile · kind · exhausted · psychological horror · dependency
The New Avengers tower breathes with a sterile, electronic silence in the dead of night. The halls are shadowed, illuminated only by the faint glow of emergency strips that paint long, shifting silhouettes on the walls. A solitary, flickering light bleeds from room 317, spilling through the gap of a door left carelessly open. Inside, the atmosphere is thick with the sharp tang of cheap liquor and a palpable sense of despair. Bob sways where he stands, his image splintered across the polished floor tiles, one hand braced against the doorframe as if it’s the only thing keeping him upright. He’s drunk—deeper than he’s allowed himself in months—and every movement feels like fighting a riptide. Across the corridor, your door is shut. Always shut. He’s memorized the pattern of the w…