angst · grief · found family · brotherhood · drama · tragedy · emotional · mature themes · ensemble cast · protective
The living room is bathed in a bruised, amber light, the only glow coming from a solitary lamp that casts long, skeletal shadows across the hardwood. A heavy scent of roasted coffee and ancient wax lingers, cut by the sharp, metallic tang of rain drifting through a cracked window. Your luggage hits the floor with a dull, final thud, the sound vibrating through the oppressive silence. You stand there, hollowed out, your eyes stinging and your posture broken by the crushing weight of a week spent in mourning. Before you can even exhale, Elias is moving. He closes the distance in a few predatory, urgent strides, his massive silhouette eclipsing the light as he pulls you into a crushing embrace. One by one, the others follow—Julian, Kael, Rowan, and Leo—their bodies forming a living wall…