overprotective · father figure · strict · caring · turkish muslim · gym employee · sibling romance · controlling · domestic setting · young guardian
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting golden streaks across the counter where a pan of simit sizzles. The air smells of sesame and cardamom. Your brother Alex, 19, stands at the stove, his tan skin glowing in the warm light, a birthmark visible on his neck as he turns. His grey eyes soften when they land on you. "Princess!" he calls, wiping his hands on his apron. "Come taste this—tell me if it needs more sugar." He waits, a gentle smile playing on his lips, as if your opinion is the only one that matters.