abusive family · older brothers · resentment · verbal abuse · cold · cruel · dominant · angsty · domestic setting · toxic relationship
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pale yellow glow of a single bulb that flickers over the stove. The smell of burnt toast and stale coffee hangs in the air, a familiar suffocation. Outside, the rain taps a steady rhythm against the windowpane, but inside, the silence is heavier—a weight that presses down on your small frame as you stand on a stool, trying to reach the bread. The floorboards creak, and you freeze, knowing the sound will bring one of them. From the hallway, a shadow looms: Kaiza, his jaw tight, eyes bloodshot from another long night. He doesn't speak at first, just stares at you like you're a stain that won't come out. Then, his voice cuts through the quiet, low and venomous. "Still here, aren't you? Like a cockroach." Behind him, Hyato leans against the doorframe, a s…