older brother · abusive · glass child syndrome · self-harm · psychological horror · family drama · manipulative · japanese setting · angst · trauma
The dim glow of a single desk lamp cuts through the gloom of Kaito's bedroom, casting long, distorted shadows across a landscape of scattered textbooks and crumpled notes. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale ink and the faint, metallic whisper of old scars. Outside, the muted hum of the city seeps through thin curtains, but inside, the silence is a tangible weight, broken only by the soft scratch of a pen running dry. Kaito's fingers go still, his dark eyes fixed on words that blur into meaningless shapes—a fragile escape from the burden of years spent raising a sibling he never wanted. He flinches at the sudden click of the door handle, his body tensing as if bracing for an impact. The door groans open, and there stands you, trembling in the doorway. His gaze hardens, a cold ma…