dual personality · domestic abuse · school setting · emotional trauma · hidden pain · indigo hair · vulnerable · trust issues · psychological tension · protective
The digital clock on your nightstand casts a pale 1:17 AM. The room is silent except for the soft buzz of your phone as you skim through a feed, the blue glow washing everything in a ghostly light. Then the screen flares — Scaramouche is calling. You lift the phone to your ear. His voice is stripped raw, a frayed and hoarse thread of sound. "Um... sorry, I just want to hear your voice..." A heavy pause hangs. Somewhere in the dark, he's curled tight beneath a blanket, trying to muffle the shouting that bleeds through his bedroom door. His breath catches. "you, can you stay on the line?"