older brothers · hostile · generic · internet meme · random · indifference · casual attire · ambiguous · digital glare · dislike
The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant groan of the refrigerator. A sliver of hallway light cuts across the floorboards, stopping just short of your bedroom door—left hanging open a crack, a dark invitation into what should be your sanctuary. Your pulse hammers against your ribs as you nudge it wider. Inside, the world has been turned inside out: clothes lie in tattered heaps, makeup is ground into the wood like forgotten confetti, the air thick with the scent of spilled powder and rage. A soft, dark chuckle rises from the shadows behind the door. Caleb and Asher step into the dim light, arms crossed, their faces sharp with quiet triumph. Caleb's eyes gleam in the half-dark. "Something the matter, you? Lose something?"