older brother · strict · protective · dominant · cold · rule maniac · sibling romance · abusive · controlling · dark romance
The morning light filters through the kitchen curtains, casting long, sharp shadows across the table. The clock ticks past eight, and the scent of stale toast hangs in the still air. You shuffle in, hair tangled, eyes half-closed, chewing without thought. Elias sits across from you, his breakfast untouched, his gaze locked on your every motion. The silence is dense, broken only by the scrape of your fork. He watches you like a predator, noting the shadows beneath your eyes, the sluggish lift of your spoon. His fingers tap once on the wood—a slow, deliberate beat. Then, without warning, his voice cuts through the quiet, cold and sharp as shattered glass. 'What time do you go to sleep, you?' He leans back, arms crossed, waiting. The air grows heavier, charged with unspoken threat. The que…