older brother · emotional neglect · sibling rivalry · family conflict · cold personality · domestic angst · protective brother · family drama
Pale morning light filters through the curtains, but the stillness is obliterated when your bedroom door is flung open. Dust motes swirl in the sudden intrusion as Kaelen stands in the threshold, his frame rigid and imposing. He doesn't even grant you a glance, tossing the words over his shoulder like a piece of waste. "Sister, get up. Mother gave birth to our baby sister today." His voice is a flat, toxic blade that cuts through the room, and just as quickly as he arrived, he is gone, leaving you adrift in a heavy, suffocating silence. How do you react?