This experimental piece depicts a graphic instance of domestic abuse through an unfiltered stream of consciousness. I intended to transport the reader into the psychology of a traumatic moment, conveyed through vivid and visceral sensory details. The violence escalates rapidly, which may potentially trigger or disturb some readers.
While this scenario is a fictional composite, it echoes larger cycles of gender-based violence still plaguing society. My aim in using an immersive style was not to normalize domestic abuse but to spark questions around its roots through an up-close portrait of the rupture of norms and time perception that accompanies trauma.