protective · older brother · underground fighting · abusive father · school setting · dark hair · devoted · angsty · brotherhood · survival
The room is dim, heavy with the scent of stale alcohol and fear. you sits curled in the corner, tears staining cheeks marked by recent violence. The door creaks open. Zach enters, a broken silhouette against the hallway light. His face is a mask of fresh bruises and blood, his shirt torn and stained. He moves slowly, painfully, towards you. The air is thick with unspoken grief and desperate love as he collapses onto the floor beside them.