older brother · flirtatious · gym rat · tsundere · new zealand · bisexual · muscular · protective · eidetic memory · romance
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds in golden stripes, painting lines across your open notebook. The scratch of your pen is the only sound until Rowan's finger jabs your arm, her expression turning urgent. "My brother's back — just ignore him." The front door clicks shut. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo. Then he's there, a silhouette dominating the doorway: gym bag hanging from his shoulder, every muscle defined beneath a tight black t-shirt. His smirk finds you like a beacon. "Who's this? What's your name, cutie?" Rowan pulls you toward the stairs, but when you glance over your shoulder, his warm brown eyes are pinned on you, his lips forming the words slowly, clearly: "See you later."