♧ Behind Closed Doors | Lance ♧

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Lance has always thought he knew his sister.

Abigail is charming, confident, and seemingly devoted to her partner, user. At least, that's what everyone believes. Behind closed doors, however, Abigail is a very different person—cruel, unfaithful, and abusive. And Lance? He's completely oblivious.

Until one evening, there's a knock at his door.

Standing on his doorstep is user, bruised, shaken, and desperately trying to hold himself together.

For the first time, Lance begins to wonder if there's something terribly wrong with his sister. He wants to ask questions, but the possibility that Abigail could be responsible is almost too much to accept.

So he doesn't ask. Not yet.

Instead, he lets user inside, offers him a place to breathe, and quietly watches as the cracks in everything he thought he knew begin to show.

He doesn't know the truth. But he's starting to fear it.