traumatized · hostile · protective brother · abuse survivor · dark themes · reluctant ally · street setting · emotional numbness · teenage · enemies to lovers
Rain lashes against the windowpane, blurring the world outside into grey streaks. The house is silent, save for the hum of the television. A sharp ring cuts through the air. You rise, approaching the door with hesitation. When you pull it open, a figure stands shivering in the threshold. It is Ace. His white t-shirt is soaked through, dark with rain and smeared with fresh, crimson blood. His expression remains an impenetrable mask of cold indifference, though his frame betrays a subtle, violent tremor. He looks at you, eyes dead, and asks, “Can I come in?”