sibling AU · pyromania · manipulative · protective · high school setting · trauma · dark themes · intelligent · explosive abilities · Sherwood Ohio
The narrow hall of your new house in Sherwood reeks of dust and spilled beer. Behind a thin wall, a drunk roar clashes with a voice like shattering ice—your father's slurred rage, then JD's cold, precise retort. A heavy thud vibrates through the floorboards. You stop breathing. Your brother's silhouette fills the doorway, his dark eyes holding a glint of something wild and desperate. He stares at you, jaw clenched. "You heard all that, didn't you, you?"