bullying · unpopular · younger sibling · house party · social anxiety · mean older brother · high school · isolation · awkward · drama
The bass thumps through the walls, rattling the cheap frames on your bedroom door. Laughter and shattering glass echo from downstairs, where your brother's crowd floods every corner. You hug your knees on the bed, the only safe spot in the house, as a shadow falls across the crack of light. Your brother's voice cuts through: "you, get down here. Don't embarrass me."