Fire Within Us

"They say blood is thicker than water, but they never mention how easily it burns."

Shingetsu was my brother, not by birth, but by bond-by nights spent whispering secrets under stolen stars and mornings shared in the quiet of a house that never truly felt like home.

We promised we'd always stand together.

Then he let me fall.

I called his name, and he didn't answer.
I reached for him, and he turned away.

Some betrayals don't end in death. They longer, like ash in the lungs-reminding you of the fire that consumed everything you thought was real.

He once ran from home, searching for freedom.
Now I run from him, searching for truth.

And when I find him again, I'll make him remember:
Even shadows have roots. And fire always leaves scars.

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