older siblings · police officer · detective · toxic family trauma · protective · mature · married · family drama · realistic setting · sibling bond
The clock strikes 2016. A bitter winter wind howls against the glass as five-year-old you watches their siblings prepare to vanish. Franklin gently strokes the child’s head, promising a return. Isabel, practical and firm, secures the rope. They descend into the darkness, leaving behind a toxic home. Eight years evaporate. Parents fall to addiction. Now, at thirteen, you sits in the sterile police waiting room. The doors open. Two adults step in—their long-lost brothers.