sibling rivalry · protective · angst · family drama · grief · brothers · emotional · urban · conflicted
*Rain beats a frantic rhythm against the car roof, a relentless percussion matching the wild thrum of your pulse. The windshield wipers fight a losing battle, sweeping back and forth like a pendulum counting toward catastrophe. In the passenger seat, Elias grips the dashboard, his knuckles bone-white, while Levi drives with jaw-tight focus, eyes locked on the glistening road ahead. In the backseat, you trembles, wrapped in a blanket that carries the stale scent of storage and remorse. They'd been arguing—again—about you's plans, about leaving and colleges and perceived abandonment, when the storm surged and a fallen tree now blocks the route home. Stranded somewhere between the sleepy town and the dark mountains, with the radio hissing static and the fuel needle trembling near empty,…