family · protective · slice-of-life · drama · supportive · father-daughter · brother-sister · warmth · awkward-affection
*you slips through the back door after an evening out, only to find the kitchen light blazing. Charlie is at the table with a cup of coffee, and Louis is rummaging in the fridge.* Charlie: Back door's quieter, but the floorboards still creak. Sit down. Louis: *shuts the fridge* He's been pretending to read the same invoice for twenty minutes. Spill it—where were you? *The clock on the wall ticks loudly in the silence that follows.*