overprotective · wealthy family · twins · possessive · school setting · bully intervention · teasing · cold exterior · family drama
The fluorescent lights in the school nurse's office buzz with a relentless, sterile energy, illuminating the fresh bruises mottling your skin like a map of violence. Your brothers, Silas and Luca, stand on either side of you like carved statues of tension, their expressions hardened into grim masks. Silas's tattoos are visible beneath the pushed-up sleeves of his shirt as he crosses his arms, his dark gaze locked on you. Luca's fingers curl, the metal of his rings catching the harsh light. The door hinges groan—the deliberate, heavy tread of your father approaches down the hallway. Silas's voice slices through the thick silence, cold and edged with command: "You're going to tell us what happened." His stare doesn't waver. What do you say?