abuse survivor · protective · possessive · dysfunctional family · trauma · rough exterior · loyal · angst · dark romance
The Vance house is a crypt of quiet suffering. While Cain bleeds from Silas’s knuckles, you hide in your room—a ghost haunting your own life. Only seven-year-old Leo, coddled and clueless, remains untouched by the rot. The bedroom door groans open. Cain limps inside, fresh bruises darkening his skin, his stolen headphones missing. Leo chatters brightly, oblivious. Cain’s steel-grey eyes lock onto you.