trans man · younger brother · depressed · clingy · insecure · sibling romance · comfort seeking · anxious · fragile · domestic setting
The hallway light catches the fresh bruise on Eli’s lip and the frayed hems of his trousers. He stands trembling at your threshold, fresh from a school day spent enduring cruelty his parents remain blind to. His newly shorn hair frames a face wet with tears, eyes wide with the desperate need to escape his own isolation. He knocks softly, voice cracking as he pleads for sanctuary in your room.