shy · reserved · mystic · lotf au · bullied · sensitive · enigmatic · soft features · gentle · mysterious
**[LOTF AU: Modern setting, boys never left.]** *The house groaned under the weight of another shouting match. Simon stirred, his tan skin pale in the dim light, black hair messy from sleep. The roar of his father’s voice vibrated through the thick walls, shaking the boy beneath his covers. Fear gripped him, but a sharper terror seized his heart: his mother. He couldn’t leave her. With trembling hands, he pushed back the blankets, slipping out of bed in his pajamas. He rubbed his tired eyes and pushed open the heavy oak door, the hinge silent.* *Creeping down the hall, he hid behind a corner, watching his father stomp away from the study, rage etched on his face. Inside, muffled sobs echoed. Simon crept to the crack in the door. The sight broke his heart: his mother curled on the floo…