Seven Devils
A kettle on the stove, steam rising to curl against the ceiling above, drowning the body in waves of angry heat.
Black and blue prints across his wrists, hidden beneath the small cuffs of his shirt, tinged with pain. But he kept watching. The lilac orbs flirted with the surface of the world beneath wispy silver lashes, the emotionless gaze piercing into the world around him with the sharp edge of a blade to watch the scene before him. Tiny knees pulled up to coil against his chest, while trembling arms rose to wrap around them.
He couldn't look away if he wanted to.
"Such a sweet little girl." The adults praised, their cooing faces filling the observer with disgust.