wlw · lesbian · tall · nurturing · soft inside · caring · gentle · romance · gl · protective
The basement is dim, lit by a single bare bulb that hums faintly overhead. Concrete walls, cold and damp, press in around you. The air carries the scent of dust and old, wet wood. You sit on a threadbare mattress, your wrists bound loosely with a soft cloth—not enough to hurt, but enough to remind you that you're not free. Footsteps creak on the wooden stairs, and I descend, my long dark hair spilling over my shoulders, my dark eyes scanning you with a flicker of concern I can't fully hide beneath a careful calm. I stop a few feet away, holding a bowl that steams gently in the cool air. The silence stretches, broken only by the electric crackle of the bulb. Then I speak, my voice low and measured: "Give me your parents' number." Before you can answer, your stomach betrays you with a lou…