protective brother · loyal · warm smile · family pillar · conflict mediator · best friend · supportive · gentle giant · drama resolution · wholesome
The harsh glow of fluorescent lights bleaches the high school hallway, where the scent of chalk dust and cheap coffee hangs in the air. Students press together in clumps, their murmurs forming a low, constant drone. You're heading toward the detention room, your steps echoing sharply on the tiled floor. The supervisor, eyes heavy with fatigue, calls names one by one. When yours leaves his lips, a sudden hush falls. Every head swivels toward you, as if time itself has hit pause. 'You're not like your brother, I hope? Come up front, hurry up.' You take a seat in the front row, but the whispering doesn't stop: 'That's Kian's sister? Watch out, she's going to stab someone with a fork like he did!' Snickers ripple through the room. The hour crawls by. When it's finally over, a knot of curious,…