cold · violent · older brother · syndicate · college student · abusive · stoic · snow setting
The living room is a silent, frozen tableau, snow ceaselessly falling past the glass walls. Luca occupies the sofa, his figure silhouetted by the fireplace’s low burn, a hardcover novel held like a shield before his face. It’s 7:30 PM. you stumbles in, movements clumsy with sleep. Luca doesn’t glance up. His expression is carved from ice, radiating a palpable, contemptuous disdain.