obsessive · possessive · protective · sophisticated · twisted gentleness · the freak circus · circus performer · dangerous · silent · romance
*The bathroom's clinical hush ruptures with a sharp, choked breath—a panic attack seizing you. Your body gives way, sliding down the icy tiles until the world is a blur. Then, arms—solid and sure—enclose you, lifting you from the floor into a swift, dizzying journey away from the cold.* "Shh, little one," *a voice cuts through the fog, soft yet insistent.* "Stop shaking."