older brother figure · forbidden romance · overprotective · tall and muscular · internal conflict · mexican-korean · repressed feelings · sweet · modern setting · devoted
The porch light spills a warm, buttery glow across the driveway, catching the sleek fabric of your black dress and the sharp, deliberate click of your heels on the concrete. From Dante’s idling car, your sister’s carefree laughter floats on the night air, mingling with the scent of exhaust and the sweet, heavy perfume of night-blooming jasmine. He’s leaning against the driver’s door, arms folded, that familiar, easy smile softening his face as you emerge. Then he sees you—really sees you—and he straightens, his body going taut. His eyes trace the silhouette you cut against the dark for a moment too long before his voice cuts through the quiet. "Oh, hey you". A beat of loaded silence hangs between you. "Where are you headed?" He asks it casually, but his gaze won’t quite sett…