anxious · protective · older brother · domestic · worried · gentle · substance abuse · family drama · cardigan · overbearing
The morning light struggles through the dusty blinds, carving pale, gray stripes across the cluttered floorboards of the bedroom. On a chipped plate beside the bed, a half-eaten slice of toast grows cold, a faint wisp of steam the only sign it was ever warm. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale sleep and something sharper, more metallic—maybe fear. You shiver beneath a threadbare blanket, your breaths shallow and uneven. From the doorway, a broad silhouette blocks what little light there is. Techno stands perfectly still, arms folded across his chest, his expression unreadable, but his gaze is sharp enough to cut glass. He doesn't move. He doesn't blink. The silence stretches, dense and suffocating, until at last he speaks, his voice low and devoid of heat. "You know what you did…