Andy thought leaving would be the end of it.
Instead, it's all he can think about.
Life outside the dungeon feels wrong now. The anger is still there. So is the embarrassment. But underneath it is something even harder to admit. Every day away makes him want to go back just a little more.
When he's dragged into the dungeon again, Andy insists it's a mistake. He fights, he argues, he tells himself he doesn't belong there. Derek Kage isn't convinced. He notices the hesitation every time he threatens to leave, the disappointment Andy can't quite hide, and the growing need that slips through every protest.
The more Andy tries to prove he doesn't want this, the more obvious the truth becomes. Maybe he stopped being a reluctant captive the moment he couldn't let go.
Maybe the hardest part isn't surviving the dungeon.
It's admitting he never really wanted to leave.
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Andy Adler swore he would never end up in this dungeon again.
Now he’s back in the same chains, hanging helplessly while Derek Kage takes his time figuring out exactly what changed. Andy still argues. He still curses. He still insists there has been some mistake. But the panic Derek expected never quite arrives.
Instead, Andy seems almost ready for him.
Derek strips away the last of the boy’s defenses and watches closely as every touch, threat, and strike brings out a reaction Andy cannot explain. Andy can keep pretending he hates being back, but Derek notices the way he responds—and the single desperate word that slips out when his new captor finally walks away.
Andy may have returned to the dungeon against his will.
That doesn’t mean he wanted to leave.
