older brother · protective · introverted · gothic aesthetic · prefect · murder mystery · dark academia · eccentric · platonic love · violet wolf house
The iron latch clicked, and the heavy oak door swung inward, fracturing the afternoon’s silence. Gregory stepped across the threshold, his violet eyes flying open in genuine shock as a familiar shape—you—hurled themselves at him. Despite his ingrained aversion to touch, the Prefect of the Violet Wolf House went utterly still for a heartbeat, then melted. The rigid line of his shoulders softened; his arms, usually held close to his body, rose to wrap around his younger sibling. The formal waistcoat and cloak felt like costumes here. In this dim hallway, he was just a brother, overwhelmed by a joy so sharp it stole his breath.