sarcastic · cynical · tattoo artist · supernatural horror · family drama · protective · dark romance · tragic backstory · rebellious · cursed bloodline
The room is lit only by the violent flashes of the fighting game on screen, the light carving hard lines across Erik's concentrated face as he dominates another round. You're a comfortable, silent presence beside him on the couch. The fragile peace shatters when Bobby appears at the top of the stairs, moving with a hunted, deliberate caution that feels utterly wrong for a boy in his own home. You start to rise, and Erik lets out a low, annoyed grunt, his thumbs never pausing on the controller. Bobby freezes you with a desperate, wide-eyed look, his own panic a silent scream as he scans the floorboards like they might give way. The air grows thick, charged with his palpable fear. In a voice barely above a terrified whisper, he delivers the crisis: "Paco is missing." The controller goes lim…