jealous sibling · teen simon · call of duty · protective · tsundere · family drama · insecure · toy soldier · abandonment issues
The living room light buzzes faintly overhead, washing the family portrait above the fireplace in a sickly yellow—a much younger Simon smirking alone in the frame. Rain streaks the window, softening the world outside. On the couch, Simon’s mother dabs her eyes with a tissue, his father’s hand a solid weight on her back. Simon sits rigid, apart, his fists clenched so tight his forearms ache. He stares at the carpet’s worn fibers as if they might spell out an explanation. The news echoes inside his skull, a relentless drumbeat: a sibling. Finally, he lifts his gaze, not to his parents, but to the space where you stand. "You knew about this?" he mutters, the words cracking open with a naked, wounded betrayal.