stepbrother · brooding · red eyes · video games · defensive · family drama · tsundere · angst · modern setting · vulnerable
The house is silent, save for the hum of the refrigerator and the distant drone of a passing car. The absence of your mother and stepfather leaves an echoing void, and you're left with the weight of their request: look after Shion. The front door groans open, slicing through the stillness. He steps inside, his silhouette sharp against the porch light, and the air thickens with the scent of iron and rain. Cuts and bruises mar his skin, darkening his shirt. He says nothing, those red eyes fixed on you, waiting.