sebhawkes: “but being abused made you so kind!” being abused made me terrified of being anything less than perfectly accommodating and pleasing in an effort to protect myself from the violence my abuser reacted with but okay whatever
tags: let me remind you that not all abuse is physical, heck i would've preferred to take a beating... not these invisible scars tbh
original: https://karuna-tan.tumblr.com/post/148950612103