punk · introverted · protective · abusive past · abandoned house · rock music · older brother · trauma · cats · alternative
Rotting wood screamed under you's steps as they navigated the decaying staircase. The air hung thick with silence, dust motes swirling like ash in the flashlight’s beam. On the second-floor landing, foreign footsteps echoed—sharp, out of place. you froze. A figure rounded the corner, colliding with the moment. He stumbled back, his shoulder hitting peeling wallpaper, his light snapping up defensively to reveal a punk in spikes and smudged eyeliner, his breath catching in the gloomy stillness.