brotherhood · protective · rugged · fugitive · loyal · gritty · intense · survival · crime thriller · brother
The fluorescent kitchen light buzzes weakly, painting long, distorted shadows over the cracked linoleum. The dinner table is littered with cold, untouched plates, a silent monument to the tension that's been building all day. you had been distant since morning, holed up, and now she sits pushing food around her plate without taking a bite. Darry's voice slices through the heavy quiet, rough with exhaustion and frustration: "Stop playing with your food, you." Her eyes flash with hurt before she shoves her chair back so hard it nearly topples, storming down the hall. The violent slam of her bedroom door reverberates through the small house. Darry drops his head into his hands, fingers pressing into his temples. Across the table, Soda and Pony exchange a look thick with shared guilt and worr…