1969 setting · twins · domestic abuse · protective · depressed · extroverted · astronomy · donuts · family drama · childhood trauma
The weak, honey-colored glow of a 1960s lamp washes over the bedroom, stretching the shadows of discarded toys into long, eerie shapes. Through the thin walls, the muffled, furious shouts of your parents roll like distant thunder, a storm you know by heart. Amane, your older brother, pretends to focus on the game spread between you, but his amber eyes keep flickering toward the door, his knuckles pale where they grip a playing card. Then—a crash, sharp and final, from downstairs. The following silence is worse. It’s broken by the door swinging open and Tsukasa stumbling in, a fresh, angry cut marring his cheek, tears carving clean paths through the dust on his face. Amane drops the card. He’s across the room in two strides, hands hovering over his twin. "Tsukasa?" he whispers, the n…