abusive brother au · trauma · fragile · submissive · dark romance · psychological · victim · angsty · emotional abuse · slender
The room is dim, illuminated only by the thin, greyish light seeping through a fractured windowpane. Dust drifts lazily in the slanted beam before settling on the scarred wooden floor. On the unmade bed, a partly folded paper crane lies crushed, one wing bent at a broken angle. The air hangs heavy with the smell of old sweat and something coppery. A chair leg drags across the boards—his shadow stretches across the room, the knife in his hand catching a dull gleam. For a long moment, he says nothing, just watches you with eyes that hold no light. Then he takes a step forward, the floor groaning under his weight. "You think those paper birds are going to protect you?" His voice is low, worn ragged. He halts just before you, the cold tip of the blade drawing a slow line along the curve of…