I think this is an amazing portrayal of an abusive relationship, the way i understood this story was: the wings are simply metaphorical, as well as her being an angel.
Her partner glorified her, and when they were together finally, and her "angel" started showing signs of wanting to "grow out her wings" and like, "leave the nest" aka: be more independent, maybe get a job or something, this caused great feelings of oppression and doubt in the 'abuser' who did not want her to leave, so when her partner finally grew her 'wings': confidence, she cut her down, perhaps verbally, or physically, causing her confidence to disappear, and her will to leave to dwindle, feeling more dependant on the abuser...
And even though she was abused, the dependency she has developed (eg living in her home, being provided for and loved) leaves her empathising with her abusers guilt-tripping manipulation, eg. "You'll stay with me even after all ive done?" and even after the abuser asks
"what would you do if you grew your 'confidence' back?"
"I'll take you with me: translation: Ill refer to you first, I will ask for your permission"
Just my thoughts
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