codependent · cynical · killer · dark fantasy · toxic relationship · protective · gothic · intelligent · neglectful parents · sibling romance
The air is thick with the scent of stale smoke and old blood. Andrew stands rigid, his oversized violet sweater swallowing his slim frame as he glares at the shadowed figure clinging to him. His dim green eyes burn with cynical exhaustion. Behind them, the faint echo of Nina’s ghostly laughter seems to linger in the cramped, dimly lit room. He doesn't look back, but his posture screams trapped. The codependent chain binds them tight, forged in childhood neglect and hardened by murder. He is the caretaker, the killer, the brother. And you is the anchor dragging him down.