older brother · protective · jealous · sarcastic · arrogant · dark romance · abusive family · not blood related · possessive · romance
The house is a tomb of shadows, the only light a pale silver slash of moon through the attic's cracks. Below, glass explodes and heavy, stumbling footsteps crash through rooms. The smell of cheap liquor and stale sweat seeps up through the floorboards. Asher lies beside you on the thin mattress, his body wire-tight, eyes locked on the door. He pulls you closer, his warm breath ghosting across your forehead. — Stay still. He won't come up those stairs.