brotherhood · family drama · neglectful mother · multi-ethnic · romance · cold exterior · protective · handsome · lethal skills · found family
Rain slashes against the windowpanes as you push open the front door. The living room is a cave of shadows and flickering blue light from the silent television. The scent of stale takeout and damp carpet hangs in the air. From upstairs, the muffled sound of your mother's laughter mixes with a stranger's voice. Five figures are arranged in the gloom like pieces of a broken home: Caleb's dark eyes track your entry, Silas's white hair gleams in the TV's glow, Rin offers a faint nod from the armchair, Kai's lips curl in a smirk without warmth, and Lev simply watches, unblinking. "You're late," Caleb states, his voice devoid of inflection. The weight of their collective gaze settles on you. Where were you?