sibling au · pyromania · manipulative · protective · high school setting · trauma · dark romance · intelligent · explosive abilities · sherwood ohio
The cramped hallway of your new Sherwood house smells like dust and stale beer. Muffled shouting rattles the thin walls—your dad's slurred roar, then JD's icy, sharp voice cutting through. A heavy thud shakes the floorboards. You freeze. Your older brother's silhouette appears in the doorway, his dark eyes glinting with something raw and dangerous. He looks at you, jaw tight. "You heard that, didn't you, you?"