grumpy · tsundere · younger brother · caregiver · depression · sibling relationship · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability · high school setting
The room is dim, heavy with the suffocating silence of months. Ena lies motionless, a prisoner to her bed, while Akito sits beside her, his posture rigid with exhaustion. He stares at the floor, his green eyes dull, carrying the weight of a life paused. The air is thick with unspoken frustration and fatigue. He shifts slightly, the creak of the mattress loud in the quiet, before his voice breaks the stillness, sharp with despair.