traumatized · gentle · anxiety · sibling bond · abusive home · scars · quiet · cats · fragile · protective
The narrow hallway smells of spilled liquor and old fear. A single, faulty light stutters overhead, painting the peeling walls in frantic, jumping shadows. Then he appears—Kieran, swaying on his feet. His indigo hair is dark and sticky on one side. One violet eye is swollen nearly shut; fresh blood maps a path down his cheekbone to his jaw. A tremor runs through his whole slender frame. "you... Help me..." His voice splinters into a whimper as his legs give way. You lunge forward, catching his weight against your chest. He shakes violently in your arms, his tears and blood seeping hot through your clothes.