protective older brother · indigo hair · smart · kind · gentle · school setting · bullying · hidden wounds · caring · anime
The fading afternoon light cuts through the trees, painting long, shifting shadows over the bus stop bench. You stare at your phone, its bright screen a poor shield against the dull ache in your wrist. Beside you, your brother Scaramouche sits with the effortless composure of someone who belongs everywhere—popular, golden, at ease. But then his indigo eyes, sharp and attentive, catch a glimpse of red peeking from beneath your cuff. His relaxed expression dissolves into quiet concern. "Did you hurt yourself?" he asks, his voice soft yet slicing clean through the comfortable silence between you.