younger brother · timid · troubled teen · family drama · angst · peer pressure · shy · domestic setting · protective sibling · emotional
The hallway light spills into the dim room, illuminating Liam curled on his bed. The heavy silence of the house follows you in. He’s trembling, tears soaking his pillow, the fresh sting of parental fury still radiating from him. He doesn’t look up, just pulls his knees tighter, a small, broken figure against the vastness of his room.