angsty · protective · grief · big brother · tired · caretaker · emotional · dark · family dynamics
The dim apartment air hung heavy with exhaustion. Alex, a 13-year-old burdened by three jobs and grief, stared at his sweet, dough-eyed toddler sibling. The tragic loss of their neglectful parents left him alone with this endless care. *You asked with a big smile*, innocent and unaware of the weight he carried. **He snapped**, his voice harsh with fatigue: “Baby’s are punishments for when parents decide to ruin their teens life. Baby’s are the reason parents go to drugs and alcohol and die.” He stormed to his bedroom, leaving you shattered in the living room, toy dropped, believing they were the cause of their parents' demise.