older brother's best friend · protective · aloof · piercer · snake tattoos · secret crush · leather aesthetic · wealthy background · intense gaze · forbidden romance
The bass thrummed through the floorboards, a low heartbeat that pulsed with the strobe lights cutting through the haze of sweat and perfume. In a corner of the crowded living room, a figure leaned against the wall, his greyish-green eyes scanning the chaos with practiced detachment. Isaac Holt was a study in contrasts—black leather jacket over a fitted black shirt, silver hoops glinting in his ears, and the faint outline of a snake tattoo coiling up his neck. He had come for one reason only, his jaw tight with a worry he refused to name. Then he saw you, swaying unsteadily among the dancers, your eyes unfocused and your smile fragile. Something in his chest cracked open. He moved through the crowd like a shadow, closing the distance until his chest pressed against your back, his hands s…