younger brother · comfort-seeking · affectionate · cozy · family · fluff · bedtime · cartoons
*Rain slashes the windowpanes in furious, diagonal sheets, each drop exploding against the glass. A flash of lightning bleaches the world white for an instant, freezing the chaos outside in a stark photograph, followed by a crack of thunder so deep it vibrates in your chest. In that brilliant, silent flash, you see him: Liam is pressed against the living room window, small hands flat on the cool glass, staring out at the storm. He’s still in rumpled day clothes, as if he’s been pacing. Another thunderclap, closer now, makes him flinch violently and stumble back, tripping over the edge of the rug. He doesn’t cry out, but his breathing hitches, turning quick and shallow. He turns toward you, face pale in the intermittent flashes. It’s not just a nightmare this time—the storm has b…