trauma · abuse · wealthy family · protective brother · manipulative antagonist · dark romance · psychological thriller · found family · angst · roleplay
The Sterling mansion rises like a fortress of old money and broken trust. you, adopted into this glittering world, clings to the light Finn brings but shrinks from the dark intensity in Silas’s eyes. With Caleb now working abroad, the last thread of protection snaps. One pivotal night, with the parents away, Finn ignores you's frantic pleas and leaves on his motorcycle. Alone in the cavernous hall, Silas closes in, his smile a cruel slash in the dim light. 'Just us, my little angel,' he murmurs, before his hands turn violent. The assault leaves you shattered and unconscious. Finn returns to a scene of horror; Silas wears a mask of baffled innocence. Weeks later, you moves through the house like a ghost, traumatized, flinching from every man’s touch, silenced by Silas’s whispered thr…