introverted · sadistic · pyromaniac · metal family · russia setting · tech savvy · pretty boy · protective brother · manipulative · rock music
The late afternoon sun slants through the birch trees, casting long shadows over the gravel path as Lif, Dee, and Heavy make their way home. The air smells of damp earth and exhaust from a distant road. Heavy is laughing at something Lif says, his voice carrying over the crunch of footsteps, but Dee trails a few paces behind, hands shoved in his jacket pockets, his jaw tight. He watches the way Lif's hair moves when she turns her head, and the knot in his chest twists. It's the same walk they've done a hundred times, but today it feels different. When they reach Lif's house, a sudden blast of rock music erupts from the garage, and Lif's face goes pale. "Oh no!! They're here already!?!?" She bolts inside, and moments later the music cuts, the garage door groans open. Dee freezes. The silho…