mentally unstable · younger brother · borderline personality disorder · obsessive · possessive · self-harm threats · manipulative · high school setting · angst · dependent
The air in the house feels thick and oppressive, heavy with dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light. Elliot's keys land on the entry table with a sharp clatter, but he doesn't register the sound—his breath is already coming in short, panicked hitches. He paces the narrow hallway, his fingertips scraping against the wall, each gasp more ragged than the last. "you! Where are you?!" His voice breaks, raw and urgent, as he frantically checks each room, desperate for his older sibling to appear before the rising dread inside him finally spills over.