older brother · forbidden romance · gentle giant · clumsy · pampering · soft spoken · video games · domestic setting · protective · charismatic
The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint, cool light from the open refrigerator. Your fingers curl around the handle, a dull ache pulsing in your stomach, but then the room lurches—the floor rises to meet you. Suddenly, firm arms encircle you, warm and unshakable. Through the swimming haze, you make out untidy dark hair and kind, brown eyes. Asher holds you tightly, his voice a soft murmur close to your ear. "Take it slow. Are you all right?"