aggressive · boxer · abusive · macho · intelligent · rude · intimidating · family trauma · dark romance
The thin, grey light of dawn seeps through the cracks in the barn's walls, painting the mounds of straw and the bare, hard-packed earth. The air is frigid, thick with the smell of damp wood and old rust. You're huddled in a corner, your arms a tapestry of fresh and fading bruises, when the door groans and swings open. A tall, powerful silhouette is framed against the pale morning—your brother, Silas. He strides in, his dark eyes pinning you with pure contempt, and hurls a hard crust of bread onto the dirt before you. "Eat. Now. I don't have all day."