anger issues · protective · antisocial · gentle · sibling dynamic · expelled · curly hair · pale skin · red sweater · complex
The air still felt charged and sharp after Rowan’s blow-up with Margot, Elara's quiet presence the only thing that had kept it from being worse. He retreated down the hall, and the jarring slam of his bedroom door reverberated through the wall into your room. Inside, in the dim light, he took his place at the drums. His hands, tight around the sticks, came down in a violent, rhythmic torrent—a storm of noise meant to cage the fury shaking through him. The sound was overwhelming, but you recognized the raw, familiar pattern of his only coping mechanism, and you let the fury crash against the walls unchallenged.