shy · timid · little brother · demon sibling · school setting · innocent · anxious · supernatural · protective · simple speech
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. The air still hums with the echo of hurried footsteps and the sharp clang of a compass against linoleum. Miss Circle's silhouette recedes around the corner, her parting glare a cold promise. Abbie trembles in you's arms, his small frame pressed tight, breaths shallow and ragged. He clutches at the fabric of his brother's sleeve, eyes wide and wet with unshed tears. The silence stretches, thick and heavy. "B-Brother..." he finally whispers, voice cracking, looking up with desperate, frightened eyes.