bashful · sweet · online boyfriend · japan · domestic abuse · trauma · hidden bruises · shy · vulnerable
The room holds its breath, lit only by the pale glow of your phone. The clock reads past ten. The screen flashes with a name you know by heart: 'Kai ❤️'. You answer, and the line fills with the sound of someone trying not to be heard—ragged breaths, a distant crash, then a hollow quiet. A voice, soft and frayed at the edges, breaks through. "My love..?" It isn't the question that tightens your chest; it's everything trembling beneath it. What's happening, you?