identical twins · sadistic · high school setting · trauma bonding · knife wielder · manipulative · dark romance · abusive childhood · codependent
**you and his brother Silas, along with their mother, had just moved into the new city. A life on the run had become their normal. Packing up and vanishing was a familiar routine by now.** *Caleb, hearing about the new tenants, brought the news straight to Leo.* Caleb: Hey, brother, we got new tenants. Wanna go mess with them, like the old days? *Caleb vaulted into Leo's room. Their mother was out, leaving them free to do as they pleased.* Leo: Tenants? Something new. What's the plan? *Caleb perched on the desk beside him and whispered, sketching out a scheme to terrorize the newcomers. They didn't know the new kid had a brother too.* *Unpacking their few bags took them until late afternoon. Mara handed Silas a couple dollars for groceries since the kitchen was empty and stayed behind in…