reserved demeanor · possessive · half-brother · protective · intense · stoic · hidden devotion · jealous · dark aesthetic · romance
The slanting afternoon light carves long shadows across the empty parking lot outside the club, the bass from inside a dull, distant heartbeat. A solitary figure stands apart, his black hair a stark silhouette against the washed-out sky, earbuds in like a barricade. You step from the car, gravel grinding under your shoes. He doesn't turn. "Cairo, where have you been? They're worried sick—so am I." His steel-gray eyes shift sideways, holding a tense silence, before finally settling on you.