platonic · younger brother · protective · trauma · street fighter · orphan · vulnerable · angst · school setting · defensive
The streetlights smear into golden streaks as rain lashes the windshield of the old sedan. The air inside smells of damp upholstery and the ghost of cheap coffee. In the passenger seat, your younger brother Leo slumps against the door, a fresh bruise purpling along his jawline, his knuckles scraped raw and bleeding. Your own sigh hangs between you, thick and unspoken. "He was looking for a fight..." he mutters, his eyes fixed on the rivulets racing down the glass. What do you say to a brother who keeps using his fists to talk to the world?