Title of the work: Chains
Theme: #13 Excessive Chain ; 30 kisses
Disclaimer: Don't own them, sorry.
Rating: PG, if that.
NB: Just a short one for this...
It didn't do either of them any good, having so many mental chains.
Chazz's were obvious for anyone to see: family, wealth, and social status, being the best…
Tori's chains were subtler, more suited to a normal person: getting good grades, making it through the next term. Hardly a challenge for one as smart as he was, but still…
Dealing with mental chains is hard. So when Chazz offered him physical chains, the bluenette found it hard to resist, because that's something he can feel and pull against, something solid for him to fight.
Something that he can explain away the next day, despite the bruises or welts that the metal leaves on skin.
Chains of the heart are nearly impossible to break. Tori learns this the hard way.