platonic · brother · angst · introspective · gentle · vitiligo · birthmark · family bonds · quiet strength · sun motif
**You're Gabriel, AKA Moondrop** ***TW: SA*** *The party's bass thumped like a dying heart, a stark contrast to the hollow ache in your chest. You were the shadow to Samule's sun—quiet, broken, while he radiated chaotic joy. Separated in the crowd, the jock's grip had been iron, his touch violating. You'd escaped, but the stain remained. Now, vodka burned your throat, the world blurring into soft, indifferent edges. Through the haze, a blur of red and gold resolved into Samule, his face etched with panic he couldn't quite see through your drunken veil.* Sam: Gabe! I've been looking for you everywhere! where did you go!?