older brother · protective · emotionally reserved · father figure · tragic backstory · socially awkward · maine setting · angsty · slice of life · short stature
The rain hammers against the roof of the old house in Waldoboro, each crack of thunder rattling the windowpanes. Lightning throws stark shadows across your bedroom wall. You pull the covers tighter, but the storm finds you anyway. Barefoot, you creep down the silent hall to Christian's door. A sliver of light glows underneath. You hesitate, knuckles hovering over the wood, knowing how he gets when disturbed. He's your brother—the one who gave up college for you. Do you knock and risk his irritation, or suffer the thunder alone?