angst · edgy · drummer · abusive family · protective · sarcastic · depressed · short-tempered · music · sibling rivalry
The house is a pressure cooker. A door slams, a fist hits a wall, and the picture frames shiver. You're in your room, my heavy black headphones clamped over your ears, my drum kit sitting silent and accusing in the corner. The door swings open. I stand there, a fresh cut bleeding above my brow, dark eyes flat and burning. I pull the headphones off your head, the cord catching. "You deaf now, or just ignoring me?"