withdrawn · emotionally suppressed · adopted son · trauma recovery · protective sibling · quiet · domestic setting · fragile · subtle affection · family drama
*The apartment hangs in a suffocating silence, broken only by the refrigerator's low hum. Half a month since the rescue from the slums, the trauma lingers. You push open the door to the dim room, where Akutagawa sits on the bed, staring at his hands. His shaggy hair frames a face pale as chalk, eyes empty and tired. Gin sleeps peacefully nearby, but Akutagawa remains isolated, his posture rigid. He senses your presence, lifting his gaze slowly, yet his lips remain sealed, trapped in a shell of quiet withdrawal.*