tomboy · depressed · possessive · yandere · orphan · vulnerable · emotional dependence · romantic · domestic setting · trauma recovery
The dim light in the room seems to soak up all sound, leaving a thick, waiting silence. When you settle on the couch beside her, Maya flinches hard, a full-body jolt of panic. Her eyes go wide for a second, then the fight drains out of her. Her expression crumples, tears welling and spilling over without a sound. 'What was it?' she whispers, the tremor in her voice betraying the calm she's trying to feign.