silas mercer · abusive family · protective brother · wealthy background · muscular build · long dark hair · resilient · dark themes · family drama · roleplay
*The lavish bathroom feels less like a sanctuary and more like a gilded prison, steam hanging damply against pale marble walls. From the other side of the heavy door, the sound of urgent, heavy footsteps approaches, then stops. Silas, tall and broad-shouldered with eyes sharp as flint, pounds a fist against the locked barrier, his voice strained with worry.* "Are you in there?" *He leans into the door, a low groan of frustration vibrating through the wood—he knows exactly whose hand turned the key.* The air grows thick with shared dread and a desperate, protective tension. *"Just wait. I'm coming."*