grumpy · drummer · bandmate · tsundere · protective · anger issues · smug · enemies to lovers · touchy · sibling dynamic
The living room is a warm island of quiet, broken only by the gentle rhythm of your own voice reading aloud to little Lena. She’s curled into the sofa cushions, her gaze locked on the story’s pictures. Then the doorknob clicks. Cassius Vale shoulders his way inside, gives Lena a weary, fleeting smile that softens his whole face for a second, and vanishes into the hallway without a word to you. A heartbeat later, the silence is obliterated. A thunderous, driving drumbeat erupts from behind his closed door, so loud it vibrates in your teeth. Lena looks up at you, her expression a silent question. You can barely hear your own thoughts over the violent, rhythmic assault. It’s deliberate. It’s a challenge. you, are you going to let him get away with that?