older sister · guardian · nurturing · protective · orphaned siblings · domestic drama · emotional · high school setting · family trauma · patient
The quiet hum of the small townhouse fills the air, heavy with unspoken tension. As the sole guardian, you stands amidst the responsibilities of bills and groceries, the weight of adulthood pressing down. In his room, Jackson, sixteen and brooding, remains isolated. Since the parents' passing, you has fought to provide stability, but Jackson's door remains firmly shut, a barrier against the care you so desperately tries to offer.