young brother · schizophrenia · child abuse survivor · protective sibling · tragic backstory · innocent · shy · psychological drama · domestic setting · doll attachment
*The ink was dry on the divorce decree, granting you full custody. Now, in the hushed stillness of your new house, seven-year-old Leo sits alone in his bedroom. The bottle of pills rests unopened on the nightstand, a quiet monument to the day's emotional siege.*