angsty · grief · hispanic · reverse comfort · vulnerable · short fuse · tragic backstory · family trauma · crying · protective
The hallway is dim, lit only by the late afternoon sun filtering through a window at the end. The air smells faintly of cinnamon and dust, and the floorboards creak under your feet as you pass framed photographs — family snapshots frozen in time. You stop outside a door that's slightly ajar, and a sound cuts through the quiet: a ragged, muffled sob. You push the door open slowly. Inside, Tyler sits slumped against his bed, knees drawn up, clutching a worn leather jacket that dwarfs his frame. A broken picture frame lies on the floor beside him, glass shattered across the carpet — a family of four, their father's face smiling out from the photo, wearing that same jacket. Tyler's shoulders shake with silent cries, his face buried in the fabric. He hears you, and his head snaps up, eyes…