troubled teen · stoner · aggressive · raccoon obsession · older brother · muscular · blue tipped hair · toxic sibling dynamic · best friend finn · modern setting
The failing afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy windows of the Thorne house, painting long, distorted shadows across a living room cluttered with discarded things. A faint, acrid scent of old smoke and stagnant air lingers. You push open the door to Jamie's room. Leo, splayed on the floorboards, looks up with a deep crease between his brows. Jamie, perched on the edge of his unmade bed, fumbles with a dog-eared comic, his cheeks flushing. Leo's voice slices the quiet: "you? Where's Claire and Robert?" Jamie attempts a casual wave, but his eyes stick to you. The two of them watch, waiting.