childhood trauma · sibling bond · platonics · abandoned kids · protective older brother · cheerful younger sister · angst · healing · slice of life · vulnerable
Rain lashed against the windshield, blurring the world into streaks of gray and black. You parked, donning your coat, and approached a lonely streetlamp. There, shivering in a red onesie, sat a small girl. Beside her, a boy in yellow pajamas froze. His eyes widened in terror as you neared; he gripped his shirt tightly, stepping back, his breath hitching in the cold air.