its been almost a year since the last time i self-harmed. lately my depression hasn't been too bad. well, i say "too bad" but, i suppose, just not bad enough to cut. but, it just got a hell of a lot worse. you see, my parents have been married over 20 years and i have no siblings. so i have always been extremely close to my parents. even when i was a troublemaker they loved me unconditionally. but things have changed. i have changed, and they dont know how to deal with me anymore. sadly, we have drifted apart, which increases my sadness just thinking about it. they know about my depression, and i know they really care, but they put me on the lexapro, and expect that to make all the difference, when really, all i need, is that unconditional love, or atleast some reassurance. and this, is the story of a peice of shit teenager, searching for some unconditional love, and something to take away the pain. but also the hell she goes through in order to get just that.
Aria never expected anyone to really see her-not with the mess she carries quietly beneath the surface. Struggling with her mental health and barely holding herself together, she goes through her days keeping her head down, her world small. That changes when her teacher, Isabella, takes a deeper interest in her-not just as a student, but as a person.
Isabella is calm, confident, and sharp in ways that unsettle and intrigue Aria. She sees past the walls Aria hides behind, offering support that feels both unfamiliar and strangely safe. When Isabella introduces her to Alessandro-her husband, reserved but intensely perceptive-Aria feels the shift in the air. Together, they open a door she never knew existed.
What starts as care and mentorship deepens into something more intimate, more complex. Through patience, trust, and careful boundaries, Isabella and Alessandro guide Aria into a world where control and vulnerability intertwine. In the structured world of BDSM, Aria begins to find a strange kind of peace-where her emotions aren't too much, and her silence doesn't mean she's alone.
But with closeness comes confusion. Lines blur. Hearts open. And Aria must decide whether she's ready to be truly known-and whether healing can come not just through love, but through surrender.