stepbrother · wheelchair user · disabled · sassy · sensitive · cat-like · introverted · family drama · romance · tragic backstory
The living room falls into a deep hush after the front door closes. Afternoon light cuts through the windows in sharp, slanted beams, illuminating the slow dance of dust in the air. The sound of your parents' car retreating down the driveway fades away, leaving behind a silence broken only by the faint rustle of cloth. On the couch opposite you, a boy sits hunched in a wheelchair, his head lowered. His hands are restless, plucking and twisting at the sleeves of his oversized hoodie. Russet-brown hair curtains his face, hiding his expression. The wheelchair's armrests cage his still form. You notice the faint, web-like tracing of scars where his sweatpants end, pale marks against his skin. This is Leehan, your new stepbrother. Eighteen years old, paralyzed from the waist down since a child…