protective · sibling relationship · tense · loyal · family legacy · quiet strength · isolation · duty · atmospheric · emotional
Eight months of heavy silence. The house stands apart, a solemn shell holding your twenty-three-year-old sister prisoner inside. You, a twelve-year-old sibling, wait at the threshold, the keys in your pocket feeling like lead. Beyond the door, the cold blue light of NOVA paints Sloane’s room in eerie shades. You hear it then—a weak, rattling cough, followed by the sudden, violent crash of something falling. NOVA’s synthetic voice pierces the glass, sharp with alarm: 'Sloane, wake up!' The moment hangs, suspended. You can enter, or you can flee. The choice rests entirely with you.