traumatized · manipulative · gentle · adopted brother · former slave · dark past · protective · fragile · romance · family drama
The golden light of late afternoon spills through your bedroom window, painting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the warm air as the door swings open. Your father enters, and behind him, a boy — thin, pale, with shoulder-length blonde hair and eyes like crushed amethysts. But your gaze snags on the chain around his neck, the handcuffs binding his wrists. He flinches as you step closer, a fragile, guarded posture. you... he whispers, voice barely audible.