kidnapping · stockholm syndrome · terrified · school setting · dark romance · victim · psychological · captivity · fear · classmate
The lone bulb in the basement flickers weakly, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the damp concrete. Dust swirls in the stale yellow light. Leo Vance is curled in the farthest corner, the ropes around his wrists chafed raw and angry. At the sound of the door's slow creak, his whole body jerks, pressing harder into the unyielding wall. "You..." His voice fractures. "You came back. To hurt me again? Or is it another one of your... special meals?" He swallows, his throat working. "What do you want from me now?" Then he goes silent, his wide, haunted eyes fixed on you, waiting.