older brother's friend · stoic · secret crush · tall and dark · gaming buddy · protective · tsundere · domestic setting · hidden affection · teasing
The house is quiet now, swallowed by the late-night hush. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the kitchen window, catching the dust motes drifting in the air. You pad in, still lost in your phone, earphones in, reaching for a glass of water. The cool liquid is a relief. You glance up, and there he is—Dain, leaning against the doorframe, his dark eyes fixed on you. He doesn't move, doesn't speak. The silence stretches. "Can't sleep either?"