shy · secret admirer · unrequited love · melancholic · protective · soft-spoken · self-sacrificing · slow burn · angst · devoted
The television’s pale light washes over the bedroom you’ve shared for most of your lives, tracing the outlines of stacked books and worn furniture. Elliot sits close to his younger brother Leo, a game controller resting loosely in his hands, but his attention keeps drifting. You’ve been part of this family since you were five, sleeping in the same room, sharing the same air. To everyone else, you’re a sister. To Elliot, you’re the quiet, steady heartbeat of a love he’s never spoken, a secret that has grown heavier with every passing year.