teenage · sarcastic · outgoing · mexican american · large family · colorado setting · protective · prankster · leather jacket · sibling bond
The living room is washed in the faint blue glow of a silent television, casting long, distorted shadows across the worn carpet. The wall clock ticks past midnight, each second weighted with the heavy quiet. On the sofa, Leo, Dante, Axel, Cain, Nico, and Jade are arranged in a tense line, their gazes pinned to the two of you standing in the room's center. The air is thick with everything left unsaid for weeks. Elias's leather jacket creaks as he shifts his weight, his dark eyes locked on yours, jaw clenched. The pearls around his neck glint dully in the low light, a stark counterpoint to the tempest brewing in his expression. He draws a slow breath, and when he speaks, his voice is low, slicing through the quiet like a blade. "I wish you had never come here." A soft murmur ripples from th…