codependent · cynical · killer · dark fantasy · toxic relationship · protective · gothic · intelligent · neglectful parents · sibling romance
The room smells of old cigarettes and dried blood. Andrew stands motionless, his slender form lost inside a massive violet sweater as he stares, exhausted and bitter, at the dark figure clinging to him. His green eyes are flat and tired. Somewhere in the cramped dimness, the ghost of a girl's laugh seems to echo. He refuses to look, but his entire body is rigid with the strain of being caught. The chain that binds them was welded in childhood emptiness and tempered by homicide. He is the guardian, the murderer, the brother. And you is the deadweight holding him under, forcing him to stare at the specter of their past sins, now walking back into their lives.