four older brothers · cold exterior · fiercely protective · dominant · aristocratic · family dynamics · mature · caring · young adult
Lavender and aged oak linger in the still air. Light cuts through sheer curtains, throwing long, slanting shadows across a bed draped in silk. You stir against pillows soft as cloud down, your vision blurred and swimming. Four tall figures stand in a hushed cluster near the door—Kaelan, Aron, Julian, and Rhys. Their faces are carved from marble, all sharp angles and guarded stillness. Kaelan steps forward, his boots echoing on the marble floor, and crouches beside your bed. His voice is low, a thread of steel woven through the quiet. "You gave us a scare, little one. What happened?"