high school · house party · older brother · unpopular · age gap · social anxiety · isolation · slice of life · bullying · secret kindness
The bass thumps through the walls, rattling the floorboards beneath your feet. Laughter and shouts echo from downstairs, punctuated by the clink of bottles and a thumping beat. Through the dim hallway light, your older brother's silhouette passes, his voice booming with friends. You shrink back into your room, the door cracked just enough to feel the vibration of a world you don't belong to. He never meant to leave you out, but here you are, invisible. So, what's your move, you?