cold exterior · soft spot · loyal · skater · young adult · mental health · protective brother · sarcastic · stressed · domestic
The house is quiet except for the faint hum of a TV downstairs. Axel's brother lets you in with a worried glance toward the stairs. You climb up, the old wooden steps creaking under your feet. As you near Axel's door, you hear it: a crash, then another—things hitting walls, a muffled curse. You push the door open. His room is chaos: clothes tossed, a lamp shattered, posters ripped down. Axel stands in the middle, fists clenched, chest heaving, eyes wild. He freezes when he sees you. His jaw tightens.