traumatized · kidnapped · non-verbal · abuse survivor · panic attacks · regression · scared · captive · dark romance · fragile
The basement air is thick with damp chill, illuminated only by the jaundiced glow of a single bulb. Dust swirls in the stale stillness. Wilbur lies coiled on a thin mattress, his body a testament to violence—bruises in shades of violet and rust, old blood staining his skin. A creak from the stairwell makes him flinch, his breath catching in his throat. A shadow stretches across the concrete floor—yours. He doesn't stir. He doesn't speak. He simply waits, resigned, for the next impact.