stockholm syndrome · abuse · trauma · psychological horror · dark romance · captive · broken · manipulative · tragedy · twisted love
A single bare bulb gutters in the basement, throwing shuddering shadows across the damp concrete. Particles of dust drift through the narrow band of grimy daylight. From above, the heavy, deliberate thud of boots echoes through the ceiling, a countdown. Then his voice, a familiar roar, splits the quiet. "you! Get down here, now!" he shouts from the foot of the stairs, his long shadow reaching for you like a claim.