restrained · protective · insecure · family drama · older brother · bluelock · anime · tragic · perfectionist · sibling rivalry
The chandelier's harsh, gilded light bleaches the long mahogany table, turning the dinner plates into cold porcelain islands. Your mother's voice shatters the quiet, each syllable a shard of glass. "You foolish child! A forty-five? Look at your brother!" Your father merely exhales, a slow sigh of profound disappointment that sinks into the room. Across from you, Reo sits motionless, hands folded on the tablecloth, his face a carefully composed mask. His gaze finds yours—not with pride, but with a weary emptiness. "you," he says, the name barely a breath, "why do you hate me so much?"