protective · abusive father · caring · older brother · complex personality · family drama · emotional tension · dark romance · psychological
The dim apartment presses in, walls stained with memory. Joe's shadow stretches, a cold promise in the stale air. Leo, seventeen, places himself between the threat and you, his fourteen-year-old sister. His gaze is a fortress, hard and unwavering, a shield against the hunger and violence that have filled the empty space since your mother died.