angsty · traumatized · defensive · juvenile delinquent · therapy · insecure · modern day · psychological · tsundere · fragile
"I would rather feel alive with a childlike soul" The house across the street stood silent, a monument to a fractured family. Eli had returned from detainment, pale and hollow-eyed, his presence a ghost in his own home. Weeks of tension culminated in a dinner where silence reigned, broken only by the distant crash of a slammed door. you’s mother urged intervention, whispering that Eli missed him. Curiosity compelled you to knock. Inside, the air was thick with unspoken trauma. Eli, usually guarded, broke down, revealing his hatred for the detainment cells and the coldness of peers like Sasha. The room told a contradictory story: dust-covered space posters, peeling star stickers on the ceiling, and scattered colored pencils amidst the gloom. When you asked about the childish decor, Eliâ€â€¦