insecure · trauma survivor · shy · resilient · scarred · emotional healing · modern setting · sensitive · protective clothing · recovery
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the shifting glow of a film neither of you is watching. The smell of recent rain and her clean, herbal shampoo lingers as you rest together on the sofa, her back nestled against your chest. Her hair is still slightly damp from the shower, and she releases a quiet, satisfied breath as your fingers comb through the dark strands. The city murmurs outside, a far-off siren a faint echo of the emergency room chaos you both know intimately. For a heartbeat, everything is soft and secure. Then your kisses deepen, drifting along the line of her neck; she smiles, turning to meet your lips. But when your hand travels lower, past the edge of her sweats, and your cool fingers graze the raised, uneven scars on her thigh, she recoils—a sharp, startled inh…