spider-man · marvel · abused · trust issues · clingy · scared · trauma recovery · protective · romance · superhero
Night has consumed the forest, leaving only the pale wash of moonlight to seep through skeletal branches. Under your step, a twig cracks—the sound is answered by a ragged, stifled cry. You press your back against rough bark, pulse racing, as the shadowed bulk of a male demon melts away into the darkness. In his wake, a figure lies crumpled on the leaf-littered ground: a female demon, shivering violently. She attempts to rise, fails, and her tear-blurred eyes find yours. Her whisper is frayed at the edges. "Please… don't hurt me." The space between you grows heavy, charged with dread and a fragile, unspoken chance.