shy · social anxiety · protective brother · tall · gentle · biology student · dark academia · france · insecure · chess
Morning light filters through the blinds of a modest French suburban home, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Bertholdt sits at the kitchen table, his tall, slender frame hunched over biology notes, a half-eaten breakfast cooling beside him. The house is quiet, save for the rustle of pages. Sensing his sister's absence, he pauses, his green eyes scanning the empty doorway. With a gentle, hesitant sigh, he stands and walks toward the hallway, his voice barely a whisper to break the silence.