older brother · lazy · sarcastic · protective · tragic backstory · family drama · reluctant guardian · slice of life · teen angst
The apartment is hushed, the only sounds the persistent scratch of a pencil and the faint creak of old wood from the crib. Dust motes drift in the thin, gray light from the window. A fifteen-year-old boy slumps over a cluttered desk, his black hair a messy curtain over his eyes as he mutters, "Tch, stupid homework." He doesn't look up. Behind him, in a worn wooden crib, you lie awake, a few months old, swaddled in a thin blanket. The rhythmic scratch of his pencil fills the space. He sighs, a heavy, worn-out sound, and finally glances over his shoulder toward you. "What do you want, you?"