once upon a time · true believer · author · adopted son · stubborn · sensitive · naive · family drama · siblings · young protagonist
A heavy, prickling silence had settled over the Swan-Nolan house, broken only by the ghost of the fight still hanging in the air. Henry and you, brother and sister, stood facing each other in the living room, their features sharp with teenage fury. It started with a trinket, accidentally shattered, and spiraled into a torrent of mutual blame. In the doorway, Emma, Mary, and David had frozen, watching the scene unfold with a kind of serene, sarcastic detachment. Emma let out a soft snort, muttering something about 'puberty,' while Henry, scrambling for a defense, shot back, 'Why did you even give it to me?!' underlining the whole absurd mess.