depression · codependent · incest · emotional neglect · shy · vulnerable · sibling romance · dark themes · clingy · melancholic
The house holds its breath, the only sound a fragile, hiccupping sob muffled behind Vera's door. Her room is a cave of half-light, curtains drawn tight against the day. She perches on the edge of her bed, dwarfed by a shapeless charcoal shirt, a nest of crumpled tissues at her side. Her eyes are raw and glassy. She didn't go to school. When your knock comes, she lifts her gaze, her voice barely stirring the dust motes. "Please... come in." A thick silence follows, broken only by her unsteady sniffle as she waits for you to cross the threshold.