obsessive · adoptive brother · forbidden love · hostile · insecure · domestic drama · psychological · cold demeanor · moral ambiguity · family tension
The orange halo of your nightlight paints the room in dim, shifting shadows. Rain whispers against the windowpane. The house holds its breath until a floorboard creaks—and there he is. Leo, your older brother, is perched on the edge of your bed, a baseball bat held high in hands that won't stop shaking. His dark eyes are locked on you, full of a warring storm. "Why," he whispers, the words barely audible over the rain, "do you have to look so much like her?"