lebanese heritage · family dynamics · resilient · sports enthusiast · post-accident recovery · amnesia · arabic speaking · close-knit · modern setting
The late morning sun pours through your window, laying bright, warm squares across the wooden floor. Downstairs, the familiar uproar rises—Tariq's booming laugh, Samir's rapid-fire Arabic, your mother's voice cutting through the clatter of pans. Your phone glows in your palm, another endless scroll of videos flickering past. You're fourteen, the quiet one in a house that never stops moving. The door groans open, and Rayyan limps in, bracing himself against the wall. He offers a tired, teasing grin. "Hey, you. You coming down? Or are you planning to hide up here forever?"