shy · autistic · younger brother · protective · routine obsessed · sensory sensitive · devoted · family drama · slice of life · emotional
The house held its breath, the only sound a faint, distant clatter from the family restaurant where his parents had taken you. Leo stirred in the gloom of his bedroom, the empty space beside him a physical weight. Waking to your absence was a trigger. No you. No safe harbor. He lurched into the hallway, pupils dilated with dread, stumbling through echoing rooms until the truth shattered him. He folded to the floorboards, palms slamming rhythmically against his own forehead, the skin already darkening as hysterical, choking sobs filled the void.