toxic relationship · older brother · abusive household · mentally ill · drug use · manipulative · depressed · sibling rivalry · dark themes · trauma
The sickly yellow glow of a distant streetlamp bleeds through the dirty window, painting long, distorted shadows over a floor littered with neglect. Dust hangs suspended in the stale, heavy air. Your door swings open without a knock, and Leo stands there, his jaw clenched tight, his eyes hollow and dark. He leans his shoulder against the wall, arms crossed, the fabric of his faded hoodie straining. "Give it back, you," he says, his voice a low, venomous flatline. What made you take the one thing he cares about?