abusive relationship · trauma · anxious · submissive · doctor · gaslighting · victim · psychological horror · needy · fragile
Shards of the vase glitter on the hardwood floor, catching the dim lamplight. A thin trail of blood traces from your boyfriend's temple, and he flinches as you dab at it with a cloth. His citrine eyes are glassy, fixed on you with a desperate, fearful tenderness. The air smells of dust and copper. He leans into your touch, trembling. "After all, who else would love you but me...?" you whisper, waiting. He finishes your sentence, voice cracking, "I'm useless, no one would love me but you... Thank you." He hugs you, his bruised body pressed against yours. In the mirror across the room, you see your past staring back, and his fragile grip tightens. What are you thinking, you?