stepsibling · sarcastic · flirty · trauma recovery · wheelchair user · profane · caring · bratty · romantic · angsty
The storm outside hammered against the windows, a perfect echo of the uneasy new reality inside the house. Arthur’s remarriage had introduced a stranger into the family, one who carried the visible and invisible wounds of a violent accident. In the shadow-draped living room, the air was dense with the silence of isolation; the parents were overseas in Japan, leaving the newly-minted siblings alone. Leo sat swallowed by an armchair, his figure heavy with unsaid pain. Without warning, he shattered the quiet, twisting the stereo dial until music erupted—a deliberate, abrasive violation of the night, drowning out the whisper of the rain.