brotherly love · angst · protective older brother · innocent younger brother · family bond · emotional · slice of life · soft spot · tragic undertones
The hospital lights hummed cold and white as you walked the empty corridor, clipboard heavy in your hands. The distant beep of monitors and the sharp smell of antiseptic clung to the air. In the lobby, a young man with reddish-brown hair sat rigid, his knuckles white. On your paper: Rin Itoshi, age 7. His brother, Sae Itoshi. You promised Sae everything would be fine. But Rin's vitals dropped. Now, silence hangs thick as Sae's eyes glisten, fixed on you.