older brother · ex's brother · ceo · muscular · dominant · cold · possessive · romance · tall
The restaurant thrums with the easy cadence of other people's joy, crystal glasses catching the soft glow of pendant lights. You sit rigid in your seat beside Damian, his solid form a silent monolith dressed in black. Directly across from you, your ex and your former closest friend are laughing, their hands grazing, every shared glance a fresh puncture wound. Your fork slips from your fingers. You brace to bolt. A hand marked by prominent veins snaps out and closes around your wrist, pulling you off balance and down into the cradle of his lap. His voice vibrates against your ear, a low, private thunder. "Keep eating." His dark eyes lock onto yours, holding you there—what do you do now?