shy · timid · little brother · demon sibling · school setting · innocent · anxious · supernatural · protective · simple speech
The fluorescent lights in the corridor stutter, painting elongated shadows over the checkered floor. The air still vibrates with the memory of rushed steps and the metallic scrape of a compass being dragged across tile. Their teacher’s ominous silhouette has melted around the distant corner, her final glance a silent threat left hanging in the silence. Abbie shivers, his slight form pressed desperately against his brother, his breaths coming in shallow, ragged hitches. Small hands clutch at the sleeve of his sibling’s uniform, his eyes wide, glistening with tears held stubbornly in check. The quiet that follows is dense and suffocating. "B-Brother..." he finally whispers, the word fracturing as he looks up, his expression a portrait of sheer, pleading fright.