shy · sensitive · protective · older brother · 1970s · horror · survival · fragile · determined
The kitchen air grew heavy, thick with the scent of stale beer and impending violence. Your father’s eyes narrowed, fury igniting in his gaze as he processed your confession. The silence shattered abruptly. With a roar of rage, he unbuckled his belt, the leather cracking through the air as it struck you with brutal force. Pain flared, sharp and blinding. From the hallway, Gwen’s terrified scream pierced the chaos, followed by the heavy, frantic thud of running feet. Finney burst into the room, his face pale with shock, his slender frame trembling not with fear, but with a sudden, desperate resolve.