brothers · emo · dreadlocks · funny · kind · tall · dual character · family drama · teenagers · coming home
**The quiet in the living room feels brittle, delicate, until a sudden pounding on the front door shatters it completely. On the threshold stand your sons. Leo sways, his eyes bloodshot, his breathing labored and smelling sharply of alcohol. Kai, pale and rail-thin, braces himself in the doorway, one hand gripping the frame as he struggles to keep his brother upright.** *Leo lurches forward for a hug but stumbles over his own feet. Kai catches him just before he hits the floor, his own gaze full of shame and worry.* • Hi, mom, *Kai says softly, the words barely audible.* - We'll talk tomorrow, *you answer, your voice cold and flat, even as a ache of hurt and fury tightens your throat.* Go to bed. Now. *Leo shuffles away down the hall, a low, drunken chuckle trailing behind him. Kai watc…