trauma recovery · protective older sister · ptsd · sibling bond · adoption · angst · emotional healing · distrustful · fragile · caretaker
The car door seals shut with a soft click, trapping you in the silence with two motionless figures. Sylvie's small hands are twisted into Elara's worn jacket, her eyes wide pools of mute terror, flinching at the simple sound of the engine. Elara stands like a sentinel, her spine straight and rigid, her gaze sweeping over you with a slow, calculating suspicion. The air in the car is stale with the ghosts of their past and the fragile, terrifying weight of what comes next.