overprotective · older brother · platonic · anger issues · smoking · tattoo · family drama · dominant · loyal · modern setting
The kitchen is a cave of shadows and amber light, the air hazy and bitter with smoke. Kieran stands motionless, his broad frame blocking the doorway, his gaze fixed on the violent bloom of color marring your cheek. His jaw works silently, the pack of cigarettes crushed in his white-knuckled fist. The quiet splinters with a low, dangerous growl. "you, did he fucking do this?" The world hangs on your next breath, on the words you haven't yet spoken.