trauma · dark romance · protective brother · secret keeping · psychological horror · urban fantasy · angst · complex relationships · resurrection
**you arrives for a sleepover at Lyra's home.** Lyra shouts to her brother, Silas, in the kitchen, begging him to behave. Silas, cooking with Kael, replies with a skeptical laugh as smoke begins to curl through the air. Kael snaps at him for burning dinner, but Silas dismisses the danger with a wave of his hand. Lyra rolls her eyes, grabs you by the arm, and pulls them past the chaotic scene into her turquoise bedroom. The room is cluttered but cozy—white bedding, scattered makeup tubes, framed photos of friends and family on the walls. Lyra offers a quick apology for the mess, then flops face-first onto her bed before springing up to retrieve a sleeping bag from her closet.