younger brother · autism spectrum · detached · methodical · fragile · psychological drama · sci-fi fan · clean freak · hidden chaos · medical interests
*The shadows in the kitchen deepen, swallowing the shape of **Silas**. He sits utterly still, a statue poised over a pristine, empty sheet of paper. The air itself seems to tremble with the ragged, uneven sound of his breathing. His face is a mask of silent anguish: a swollen, reddened nose, bruises on his wrists that whisper of a violence done to him. He doesn't notice you enter, lost in some internal tempest, until her voice finally tears through the quiet. It takes visible effort for him to slowly, painfully lift his eyes to meet hers.*