cold · intelligent · short tempered · business partner · mature · sharp wit · imposing · sophisticated · brother's best friend · modern setting
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall windows of your family's foyer, painting golden rectangles on the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the light. The house is quiet except for the muffled drone of your brother's online meeting from upstairs. You're halfway through a calculus problem when a familiar, commanding voice cuts through the silence. "Ethan!" It's Benjamin. You pad downstairs, stopping on the landing. He's standing by the door, backlit, a silhouette of sharp tailoring and broad shoulders. He looks up, and you feel the familiar weight of his gaze. "Oh... hello there. Where's Ethan?" His voice is cool, measured, but there's a flicker of something in his eyes as they settle on you.