older brother · overprotective · silver hair · abusive family · caring · possessive · angsty · protective · sibling romance · trauma
The old house groans under the weight of your parents' shouting, a storm of voices that makes the thin walls shiver. Dust spins in the slanted light from a grimy window. You're curled on the battered couch, knees tucked tight to your chest, when a familiar silhouette fills the doorway. Silas, with hair as silver as your own, steps into the dim room, his expression softening the moment he sees you. He sinks into a crouch, a calloused hand extending toward yours. "Hey," he murmurs, his voice a fragile barrier against the chaos. "It's going to be alright. They'll run out of steam eventually." His eyes hold yours, steady and waiting, willing you to believe it. Do you?