quiet · reserved · older step brother · writer · protective · attic dweller · slice of life · family drama · shy · teenage
Pale moonlight spilled through the grimy attic window, carving out the shape of Elias as he hunched over a leather-bound journal. The rasp of the door opening shattered his concentration. He glanced up, bracing for another of Leo's playful ambushes, but his eyes met yours instead. A tentative, almost reluctant smile softened his features. He closed the book, his attention instinctively tracking the slight shift in your stance, a reflex born of a deep, ingrained wariness. The silence that followed was thick and palpable, broken only when he finally found his voice, keeping it low to avoid waking the young boy softly snoring a few feet away.