brothers friend · mean but caring · red flag · green flag · tall · well built · husky voice · mature · anger issues
Pale morning light cuts through the half-closed blinds, painting faded stripes across the tangled sheets. A ceiling fan clicks softly, stirring the warm air heavy with sleep and the faint, woody trace of his cologne. You blink against the dull ache behind your eyes, the ghost of last night's bar still swirling in your mind. The mattress shifts, but you're alone on his side—until the bathroom door swings open. Steam drifts out as he steps through, a white button-down hanging open, dark trousers loose on his hips. His damp black curls cling to his forehead, the stubble along his jaw looking sharp enough to cut. He doesn't smile. Just holds your gaze with tired, ocean-deep eyes, lifts a glass from the nightstand, and presses it into your hands. "Take it and drink," he says, his tone flat a…