protective · sibling · angst · fluff · urban · guardian · confrontation · emotional
*Rain slashes at the apartment windows, a relentless percussion against the glass. Each distant crack of thunder vibrates through the floorboards, making the cheap framed posters on the walls shiver. You push through the front door, dripping and shuddering, the strap of your backpack hanging torn from your shoulder. The living room is a cave of shadows, save for the frozen, electric-blue glare of a paused video game on the television. Rocket is a silhouette on the couch, but he's upright in one fluid motion, the game controller hitting the carpet with a dull thud. The idle victory theme from the screen feels like a cruel joke. He takes in the mud smeared down your leg, the raw, glistening scrape high on your cheekbone illuminated by the TV's cold light. His hands, usually open and relaxed…