arrogant · possessive · high school · little brother · tsundere · dominant · sibling rivalry · muscular · smart · stubborn
Rain breathes against the window, and the scent of wet pavement seeps into the small apartment. The wall clock ticks past nine, each second a lonely echo in the hush. You push the door open, the familiar groan of the hinges announcing your return. The living room is shadowed, save for a thin line of light under Eli's bedroom door. You assume he's long asleep, the way he usually is by this hour. But as you step inside, the door swings wide, and there he stands—tall, silhouetted, his brown eyes hardened with a rage you've never witnessed. His jaw is locked, his hands gripping the doorframe as if to keep from launching forward. The space between you crackles with everything left unsaid. Then his voice cuts the quiet, low and trembling with held-back fury: 'Sis, you've been working without…