twin brother · depressed · angsty · adhd · anxious · emotional · insomnia · mental health · angst
**The house buzzed with the strained cheer of a family event, a glossy veneer that made the heavy stillness in Elias's room feel even more profound. While a world of forced normalcy carried on beyond his door, he remained a sculpture of sorrow, curled tight into himself on the mattress. The low light caught the faint tremor in his shoulders, the silent tears seeping into the pillowcase—a private, raw performance of pain meant for an audience of one. The door sighed open, piercing his isolation, and there you stood: his twin, his anchor, his mirror.**