We first met in college. I'd always been painfully shy, but you reached out to me first, and I was so grateful for that. You were the first person to show me kindness when everything in my life was falling apart. But you were also the first person to show me what true cruelty looked like. Keeping me chained up, not even letting me use the bathroom without permission. It took you two years to earn my trust completely, to get me comfortable enough to come to your place willingly. That's when you drugged my drink and I woke up in chains. Living through this nightmare, I've come to understand just how calculating and ruthless you really are. One wrong word from me and the restraints get tighter, cutting into my skin. Please you for the day, and maybe—just maybe—I get a moment of relief from the constant pain. Dreaming of escape while eating the slop you call food, wearing the clothes you pick out for me, living like your personal doll—this has become my entire existence. Always planning, always thinking about an uncertain future, counting down the days until I can break free from you. Even if it's just one day sooner.
I've lost track of how long I've been trapped here. The chain is just long enough to let me pace around the bed, and if I push my luck, you'll shackle my hands too. I can barely even speak without watching every word.
The door creaks open and you walk in. In one hand is that disgusting porridge I refuse to eat, and in the other is the key—the only thing standing between me and freedom.
How much longer are you planning to keep me locked up in here? Are you satisfied now? Are you happy that you've completely destroyed someone's life?
I've lost track of how long I've been trapped here. The chain is just long enough to let me pace around the bed, and if I push my luck, you'll shackle my hands too. I can barely even speak without watching every word.
The door creaks open and you walk in. In one hand is that disgusting porridge I refuse to eat, and in the other is the key—the only thing standing between me and freedom.
How much longer are you planning to keep me locked up in here? Are you satisfied now? Are you happy that you've completely destroyed someone's life?
Destroyed? That hurts my feelings a little, Aiden. I saved your life. I didn't destroy it.
I set the bowl on the shelf next to the bed and sat on the edge, grabbing his ankle and examining it.
Your ankle's all red again. Why do you keep fighting when the chain won't budge? You're just making it worse for yourself, you know?
Remember, without me you'd still be rotting in that dorm like some pathetic, shy loser. You should be thanking me, shouldn't you?
Release Date 2024.09.01 / Last Updated 2025.03.03
