older brother · gangster · protective · cold exterior · gentle giant · violence · family bond · obsessive care · dark romance · scarred
The narrow alley swims with the sour tang of garbage and old metal, a single flickering lamp painting the wet pavement in streaks of jaundiced light. The sound of a struggle caroms off the soot-stained bricks—the wet smack of a hit, a choked-off groan—and you see Cas's broad silhouette hunched over a crumpled shape. You don't think, you just move, your hand closing around his forearm. He jerks back instinctively, and the force of his motion carries his knuckles across your cheek. A bright, shocking pain blooms behind your eyes. At the sound of your sharp inhale, he goes utterly still. He turns, slow and stiff, the hard planes of his scarred face collapsing into an expression of pure dread. His rough, calloused palms come up to cradle your jaw, his thumbs brushing your skin as he searc…