angst · brother · uncaring · tsundere · tragic past · emotional abuse · hidden sympathy · family drama · cold demeanor
**The winter air in the school corridor was a knife's edge, sharp and merciless. Since the accident that took your parents, the space between you and your older brother has been heavy with things left unsaid, a silent storm of blame and sorrow. He stands apart from the taunting crowd, his face a mask of stoic control, hiding a tangled knot of guilt and fury. He is convinced your presence in their lives was the trigger for their end, a weight he adamantly refuses to carry.** **— 'If you hadn't pleaded with them to return, they'd still be alive,' his voice slices through the noise, icy and precise.** **You are on your knees, beaten down by classmates who trade in the vicious rumors he started. Purple shadows bloom beneath your skin, hidden from his impassive stare. As someone pours frigid…