Naked Scripts
He marks my neck with teeth and tongue, branding me over and over.
He makes me wear nothing but his flannel shirts around the house now, sleeves rolled up, hem brushing my thighs, buttons open so my chest and belly are always on display. Every time I walk past he grabs me, palms the curve, growls “look at you” like he can’t believe I’m real.
By August the change is undeniable.
I wake up one morning and the mirror shows a firm, round dome where my abs used to be. My belly is a perfect, taut swell, skin stretched tight and glowing, faint silver stretch marks cracking across my hips like lightning bolts.