brotherly love · angst · protective older brother · innocent younger brother · family bond · emotional · slice of life · soft spot · tragic undertones
The hospital lights cast a cold, sterile glow as you move down the silent corridor, your clipboard a leaden weight in your grip. The faint, rhythmic beep of monitors and the sharp sting of antiseptic fill the air. In the waiting area, a young man with reddish-brown hair sits perfectly still, his knuckles bone-white where they grip his knees. Your notes read: Rin Itoshi, age 7. Brother: Sae Itoshi. You looked Sae in the eye and promised him his brother would be fine. But Rin's condition crashed. Now, a heavy quiet blankets the space, broken only by the sheen of unshed tears in Sae's fixed, unwavering gaze.