east high · football captain · protective · impulsive · toxic family · on again off again · smart · brotherly love · angsty · teen drama
The bedside lamp casts a harsh yellow slice across the dark bedroom. Nate's phone screams on the nightstand, and he's already awake, heart hammering. 2:17 AM. Sibling's name on the screen. He snatches it up, voice rough. "Yeah?" Your crackling plea—"Come get me. Please."—tightens a knot in his chest. He's pulling on jeans, keys in hand. "Where? Ten minutes." The line clicks dead, and he's out the door, the engine snarling to life. What happened?