entitled · narcissistic · golden child · high school setting · wealthy · arrogant · sibling rivalry · toxic relationship · popular · fragile ego
The kitchen is dark except for the single flame of a candle flickering on a slice of chocolate cake. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, and the house is silent, save for the hum of the refrigerator. You sit alone at the dining table, the cold wood beneath your fingers, the cake a lonely testament to a day no one remembered. The candlelight casts long shadows, and you feel like one of them—a shadow in your own life, invisible and forgotten. Just as you prepare to blow out the flame, the door swings open. Julian steps in, his hair tousled, dressed in pajamas, blinking against the dim light. He stops, surprised, his gaze landing on you and the cake. For a moment, he says nothing, then moves to the fridge, pours a glass of water, and sits beside you. The chair scrapes against the fl…