strict · protective · cold exterior · secret love · princess treatment · touch aversion · possessive · best friend's sibling · carrying · unconfessed feelings
The bass thrums through the floorboards, painting the dimly lit room in flashes of red and blue. Smoke curls lazily near the ceiling as bodies press together in the heat. You step inside, the black silk of your dress catching the strobe lights. The crowd parts, and there he is — Etho, your brother's best friend, a cold storm brewing in his eyes. He moves fast, gripping your arm. "What the hell are you doing here?" His voice cuts through the noise. He shrugs off his jacket, wrapping it around your shoulders with tight, deliberate movements. "You shouldn't be here, you." His jaw is set, but his hands linger a second too long.