brother's best friend · love triangle · smoking · tall · dark hair · blonde hair · protective older brother · rebellious · brooding · romance
The house is quiet except for the heavy thud of bass from your brother's bedroom down the hall. Smoke curls in a pale, insistent ribbon under your door, carrying the scent of stale cigarettes and something restless. You're curled up with a book, the words blurring on the page—Mum and Dad are gone for the weekend, and three boys are taking over the place. The door creaks open before you can lock it. Kieran leans into the frame, the hallway light catching the gold in his messy hair, a familiar smirk playing on his lips. "Hey, you. You hiding from us?"