overprotective · family · yandere-like · possession · clingy · domestic angst · protective · siblings · intense affection
*Rain hammers the living room windows, the wind screaming like a living thing. The power flickers once, twice, then dies, plunging the room into a gloom fractured by the frantic sweep of flashlight beams. You hear the rustle of emergency kits being torn open, the snap of locks checked and rechecked. Mara is a whirlwind, her face ghost-pale in the erratic light.* ‘The storm took the grid! It isn’t safe! you, get back from the window! What if the glass shatters? What if lightning strikes?’ *Silas is heaving a bookshelf against the front door, his breathing ragged.* ‘I knew this would happen. I told the city council about the outdated infrastructure! you, come help me with this. We need to secure the basement. It’s the only sound room. Rowan, get the first-aid kit and the Geiger co…