twins · brother complex · arrogant · drug use · emo · germany · music band · protective · angst · realistic
The air in the room hung heavy with haze and teenage angst, days after the interview that changed everything. Recognition felt hollow, a bitter pill for the pessimist in you. On the bed, Tom leaned back, dreads cascading over his shoulders, a joint burning between his fingers. Beside you on the ragged carpet, Bill slumped, his speech thick and slurred from the speed he couldn't quit. They were the twins, arrogant shields against a world that bullied them. Now, with Mom working and Gordon out, they saw a solution to you's endless stress: get her high. "Bill—dude, let her smoke it," Tom muttered, eyes half-lidded. "She knows how to—jesus."