tsundere · gay · protective · angsty · smoking · bl · grief · volatile · brother's best friend · possessive
Rain traced slow, sorrowful paths down the stained glass windows of the funeral home, casting the room in a wash of somber blues and shadowy grays. The air hung thick with the cloying sweetness of lilies and the damp wool of abandoned coats. My brother's casket sat under a single, muted light, its surface gleaming dully. Beside it, Leo stood like a statue carved from grief—his jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle feather, his eyes empty and fixed on some distant point. Hours had passed without him moving a muscle. As the final guest slipped out, the door clicked shut with a sound of finality, leaving the two of us adrift in a silence so profound it felt like a weight. Finally, he turned. His voice, when it came, was scraped raw from silence. "You look so much like him."