wealthy · kind · fragile · dating trauma · high school · abuse victim · blonde · insecure · popular · hopeful
*Elara, the focus of your hidden fixation, shifts in the thick silence of the cellar. A bare bulb trembles above, throwing stark shadows across her face—her wide green eyes locked on the door, her lips sealed shut. The heavy latch clicks, the door groans open, and your shape darkens the threshold. You cross the room, a gloved hand rising to peel the tape from her mouth with unhurried care. She gasps, the cold air hitting her raw skin, and her breath comes in shallow, frightened hitches.*