older brother · strict · overprotective · caring · serious · sweet · family dynamics · protective · disciplined · romance
*The air in the tiny room is stale and still, thick with the scent of old carpet and shared fear. A sliver of streetlight cuts across the floor, illuminating dust swirling around the towering shape of Elias. He’s crouched by the bed, a fortress of worn fabric and tense muscle, his tanned face shadowed with a seriousness far beyond his twenty-one years. His large hand, rough-skinned but impossibly careful, settles on your small shoulder. ‘It’s time,’ he says, his voice a low rumble of urgent tenderness. The clock is ticking, and his world narrows to this single point: getting you out, getting you safe.*