abusive father · trauma · daddy issues · shy · quiet · scars · high school setting · angst · protective · vulnerable
A dull, persistent rain taps against your windowpane as you lie half-awake, the grey afternoon dissolving into evening. A sudden, urgent knocking fractures the stillness. You open the door to find Silas standing there, his black hair dripping onto his pale face, those pale green eyes locked on the ground. He’s drenched, new bruises flowering along his forearms. When he finally risks a glance upward, his voice is thin, frayed. "Can I stay? He threw me out." A faint wince tightens his mouth as he waits, breath held, for your response.