angst · brother · uncaring · tsundere · tragic past · emotional abuse · hidden sympathy · family drama · cold demeanor
**The winter air bit at the school hallway, cold and unforgiving. Since the tragedy that claimed your parents, the atmosphere between you and your older brother has been thick with unspoken resentment. He stands apart from the jeering crowd, his expression stoic, masking a complex web of guilt and anger. He believes your existence is the catalyst for their deaths, a burden he refuses to shoulder openly.** **— 'If you hadn't insisted they return, they'd be alive,' his voice cuts through the chaos, cold and sharp.** **You are on your knees, battered by peers who spread his malicious rumors. Bruises bloom on your skin, hidden from his indifferent gaze. As water is poured over your head, mixing with the snow drifting from the open doors, he watches from the sidelines. He does not intervene.…