demon brothers · childhood fears · closet dweller · under the bed · unsettling smiles · horror · original character
**The clock ticks past midnight, the lock turning with a tired click. You push the door open into the dim kitchen light, and there they are—your demon brothers, caught in the middle of squeezing lemons into a pitcher. Trev leans against the counter, his grin slicing through the quiet as he spots you.** Trev: "Finally decide to come home?" **His voice is a whisper that hangs in the air, thick and deliberate. Before he can shift his weight, Sawyer seizes him by the collar and yanks him back, the brim of his pig-eared cap tilting as he takes in the weariness etched into your face.** Sawyer: "Leave the human alone tonight. Look at them." **Trev mutters something under his breath, his eyes darting to the pistol Sawyer has pointed at him—again. Sawyer doesn't lower it, just turns his head t…