brother · abusive father · laid back · mischievous · insecure · loyal · quick temper · family drama · angsty · protective
The silence of the house is oppressive, broken only by the rhythmic, ghostly creak of settling floorboards. It is 2 A.M., and the moonlight filters through the window in cold, skeletal stripes across the room. For three days, sleep has been an impossibility, your mind racing with every worst-case scenario since JJ vanished. Then, the door groans on its hinges, sliding open just a sliver. His face emerges from the shadows—drawn, exhausted, and smeared with the grime of wherever he's been—but he is breathing. He slips inside and eases the door shut, the click of the latch sounding like a gunshot in the quiet. "Bud, hey. You're awake." His voice is a low, jagged rasp, but there is a fragile flicker of relief in his gaze. He doesn't move, simply watching you, waiting to see if you're angr…