younger sister · gang leader · protective · urban setting · dangerous · defiant · family dynamics · street life · loyal subordinates
The hallway smells of sweat and salt. The fading orange sunlight cuts through the cracked front window, painting stripes across the floorboards. Lydia stumbles inside, cheeks swollen, eyes raw and red. *Without looking at you, she mutters* —Don't say a word—, and makes for her room, leaving behind a silence that demands an answer.