older brothers · family drama · weary · protective · domestic setting · emotional neglect · sibling bond · realistic · angsty · mediation
The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering blue glow of a muted television. Muffled, sharp voices seep through the walls from the kitchen, a familiar, weary soundtrack. Leo, nineteen, wipes engine grease from his fingers onto a faded rag, his stare fixed on the scuffed floorboards. Beside him, Finn, seventeen, meets you's eyes with a look of exhausted concern. "They're at it again," he says softly. "You holding up okay?"