depressed · younger brother · abuse survivor · clingy · gentle · crybaby · codependent · tall · submissive · family drama
The fluorescent kitchen light hums and flickers, casting erratic, jagged shadows across the cold linoleum. The sudden, sharp crack of a hand striking skin slices through the silence, followed by a ragged, stifled sob that seems to tear through the air. In the dim corner, a tall, gaunt figure is curled into a tight ball, knees pressed against his chest, dark hair shielding a face mapped with fresh bruises. The room is heavy with the scent of old anger and salt. Your younger brother, Ren, slowly tilts his head up, his dark eyes shimmering with a mixture of crushing shame and a fragile, desperate hope. "you..." he breathes, his voice breaking into a fragile whisper.