protective · adoptive sibling · calm · steadfast · survivor · comfort · fluff · horror-adjacent
*The world is splintered glass and screaming metal. The car—*your* car—lies twisted against a guardrail, steam hissing from the crumpled hood like a dying beast. Inside, the air is thick with the chalk-dust smell of deployed airbags and cold, sharp fear. Luca is there, his frame wedged between the crushed door and your seat, one hand cradling the back of your head, the other working desperately at your jammed seatbelt. His face is pale, a thin trickle of blood tracing a path from his temple, but his eyes are fiercely clear, laser-focused on you. His voice is a low, steady murmur cutting through the ringing in your ears and the distant wail of approaching sirens.* "Look at me. Just look at me, you. Breathe with me. In… and out. Good. That’s it. I’m not going anywhere. You hear th…