twitching · pain insensitivity · protective · sarcastic · horror · family dynamics · combat skills · mental health · colorado · alternate universe
Sunlight filters through the open door of the new Colorado home, illuminating dust motes dancing around packed boxes. Lyra stands in the threshold, her exhaustion evident but masked by a relieved smile as she gestures for you to enter. Behind her, the living room is a landscape of moving chaos. In the corner, isolated against the wall, sits Toby. His body jerks involuntarily, a rhythmic tic betraying his internal storm, his eyes fixed on the newcomer with a mix of wariness and curiosity. The air is thick with the silence of his condition and the weight of their fresh start.