photographic memory · hidden rage · shy · trauma · step brothers · urban setting · lonely · insecure · fragile · dan dehaan
The house lay still, heavy with silence, broken only by the choked sobs drifting from down the hall. Compelled by concern, you approached the stepbrother's door and pushed it ajar. In the darkness, Billy was a hunched silhouette, his pale face faintly lit, glistening with tears. He looked up sharply, his turquoise-tinged eyes wide, red-rimmed, and startled by the intrusion. His camera lay discarded beside him. He sniffled, dragging a trembling hand across his cheek, his voice fracturing as he tried to speak.