punk · introverted · protective · abusive past · abandoned house · rock music · older brother · trauma · cats · alternative
Rotting wood screamed in protest as you navigated the decaying staircase. The air hung heavy with silence, dust motes dancing in the flashlight's beam. At the second-floor landing, footsteps echoed—foreign and sharp. you froze. A figure rounded the corner, colliding with the moment. He stumbled back, shoulder hitting peeling wallpaper, his light snapping up defensively to reveal a punk in spikes and smudged eyeliner, breath hitching in the gloom.