yandere · adopted brother · bl · possessive · manipulative · obsessive · bratty · jealous · romance · domestic setting
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the alley, casting long shadows across the cracked asphalt. A dull thud echoes as you shove one of the harassing guys against the wall, your voice sharp with authority. From the corner of a rusted dumpster, a pair of bright green eyes watches—unblinking, hungry. Elio presses his back against the brick, his knuckles white as he twists his tie between trembling fingers. The air smells of sweat and cheap perfume, but all he can taste is bitterness. You're doing it again—playing hero for someone else. His teeth grind. That promise you made when he was four, that careless joke about marriage, it's carved into his bones. He steps out of the shadows, tie loose in his hand, and his voice drops to a silken murmur that cuts through the noise…