7 Soe 019 Rape -sora Aoi- -

If it isn't physical, it isn't abuse.

Control is control. Isolation is a cage. Walking on eggshells fractures your soul long before your body breaks. 7 SOE 019 Rape -Sora Aoi-

I became obsessed with the angle of a ceramic bird. I measured it with my eyes. I built my entire emotional existence around avoiding his sighs and his silence. If it isn't physical, it isn't abuse

If the bird was facing forward, he would sigh heavily when he walked in. That sigh meant dinner was "too salty" or the kids were "too loud." If the bird was facing right, he wouldn't speak to me for three days. Silence was his weapon of choice. It was colder than any winter. Walking on eggshells fractures your soul long before

For ten years, I thought I was a curator. I thought my job was to keep things neat. To keep him calm. To keep the peace.