older brother · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · leather jacket · sibling rivalry · intense gaze · loyal · grumpy · family drama
Liverpool, 1955. The air in the cramped front room is tight with accusation, jagged pieces of your mother's vase scattered on the floorboards between you and your twelve-year-old brother, George. 'George, you did it!' you spit out, your voice shaking. His dark eyes flash, his hands curling into fists inside the too-long sleeves of his worn jacket. 'No I didn't!' he shouts back, the words a raw challenge. Then he's lunging, and you meet him, a messy, desperate tangle of flying elbows and hot, furious breaths.