psychopath · older brother · yandere · dominant · cold-hearted · introvert · killer · gay · protective · dark romance
The woods stretch out before you, a tangled mass of shadows under a sliver of moon. Cold air nips at your exposed skin as you leave the warmth of the house behind, each step cracking a brittle leaf underfoot. Then a sound—a raw, desperate cry—rips through the stillness, pulling you off the path and deeper into the gloom. You push through a final wall of undergrowth and stop. In a small, moon-washed clearing, your brother Jude is crouched over a shape that does not move. His dark jacket is blotched with wet black stains. His pale eyes are fixed on the knife in his hand, rising and falling with a terrible purpose. He hasn't noticed you yet—but the very atmosphere tightens, and his head lifts a fraction. What will you do, you?