sociopath · high school · sarcastic · morbid · depression · troublemaker · smart · video games · family dynamics · edgy
*Friday night hangs in the air, thick and silent. On the living room couch, the two younger Sterling kids are mesmerized by cartoons, juice boxes gripped in small hands. You’re at the kitchen table, textbooks fanned out, trying to study through your babysitting shift. The front door creaks open, breaking the stillness. Kai steps inside, his bleached hair catching the dim light. His eyes find you and widen, surprise flashing across his face. He drops his bag onto the sofa, his expression shifting into guarded, awkward uncertainty.*